Contains the elements that hold mail-merge information for this document.

Usage


<mailMerge />

Element Information

Element type mailMergeElt
Namespace http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2003/wordml
Schema name wordnet

Elements and Attributes

Parent Elements

Element Description
docPr Represents the document properties.

Child Elements

Element Type Description
mainDocumentType mailMergeDocTypeProperty Specifies a mail-merge main document type. The main document is the document that contains information that is the same for each version of the merged document -- for example, the return address in a form letter.
linkToQuery onOffProperty Specifies whether a mail-merge main document contains a query to its data source. If specified, the mail-merge document does not link to the data source by means of Microsoft Query.
dataType mailMergeDataTypeProperty Specifies the type of mail-merge data source (such as an Excel spreadsheet or Access database) and the method of data access (for example, by means of ODBC or DDE).
defaultSQL onOffProperty Specifies whether the mail merge will use the default SQL query string.
connectString stringProperty Represents the connection string used to open an external data source.
query stringProperty Contains the query that is run against the data source.
dataSource stringProperty Specifies the path to the mail-merge data source.
headerSource stringProperty Specifies the path to the mail-merge header source.
doNotSuppressBlankLines onOffProperty Causes Word not to print blank lines when a data field is empty.
destination mailMergeDestProperty Specifies the output of a mail merge.
addressFieldName stringProperty Contains the name of the data field with the destination e-mail or fax address.
mailSubject stringProperty Contains the text that appears in the subject line of the mail-merge destination e-mail or fax.
mailAsAttachment onOffProperty Sends the merged document to e-mail recipients as an attachment.
viewMergedData onOffProperty Specifies that merge data is displayed.
activeRecord decimalNumberProperty Specifies the active record that a main mail-merge document displays.
checkErrors decimalNumberProperty Specifies which mail-merge error checking and reporting option runs. 1) Simulate the merge and report errors in a new document. 2) (default) Complete the merge, pausing to report each error as it occurs. 3) Complete the merge without pausing; report errors in a new document.
odso odsoElt Contains settings related to the Office Data Source Object.

Attributes

None.

Definition

XML

<xsd:element name="mailMerge" type="mailMergeElt" minOccurs="0" ">
        
      </xsd:element>

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