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Word merge from Access

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bookor

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Apr 21, 1999
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I need to do a merge to word document from an access database which is actually a front end to an Oracle database. I created the word template with a link to my access query. I can pull up the template and request it to refresh the data. At my development workstation I then get the normal Access Logon when word starts access, then I get the Oracle ODBC logon and then the refresh occurs. The problem is when I move to a runtime workstation when Word causes Access to start, Access is looking for the system.mdw file. If I was starting an access app with runtime I could direct it to where the system.mdw file is but there is not opportunity to do that from within word. <br>
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I would prefer to include a default username and password in the ODBC connection and avoid the access logon as well in pulling these reports but I can find no way around it.<br>
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any suggestions would be appreciated.<br>
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Make an Access file with the default workgroup file (system.mdw). From that Access file you can attach Oracle (ODBC) tables and ask to save username/password.<br>
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The user shouldn't then need to enter any username/password at all.
 
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