Is there perhaps some code in the Excel file that could be closing Word?
Does it happen when you create a brand new test data source?
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Anne Troy
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"vishu" wrote in message
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Hi,
I am Trying to do mail merge between word and excel.
I have opened the word file and it ask for the data source and I have
given
the excel file, When it selected the excel file as data source the Word
file
automatically closing
Please help me

Regards,
Vishu