Access 2013 mail merge

Question

I have an application in Access 2013, as a .accdb,  which is implemented at a client's site as .accde's. The remainder of my Office suite is 2010.

The application includes some mailmerges controlled through VBA code. These have worked fine for some time but since some of the user's PCs have upgraded Word they no longer work. Is this related to References?  I have Word 14.0 object library. Is a later one needed and if so how do I get it?

Answer 1

Hi,

What does "no longer work" means? An app with a 14.0 reference should work fine on a computer with a 15.0 reference. However, it's not the same the other way around.

To avoid library reference problems, you could consider converting your code to use "late" binding.

Just my 2 cents...

Answer 2

Many thanks for that. I have not come across the concept of early and late binding and will look into it.

Answer 3

Hi Bob,

You're welcome. Here are a couple of links you might find a little helpful.

Using early binding and late binding in Automation

and

Early and Late Binding (Visual Basic)

Good luck!

Answer 4

Many thanks again for your help.

Answer 5

Hello BobKeightley,

Has your original issue been resolved? If it has, I would suggest you mark the helpful reply as answer or provide your solution and mark as answer to close this thread. If not, please feel free to let us know your current issue.

Best Regards,

Terry

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