mailMerge element [Word 2003 XML Reference] -- Microsoft Office Word 2003 XML Software Development Kit
mailMerge element [Word 2003 XML Reference]
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 | XML Document 2003 |
Elements and Attributes
Parent Elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| docPr | Represents the document properties. |
Child Elements
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
| mainDocumentType | 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 | 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 | 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 | Specifies whether the mail merge will use the default SQL query string. |
| connectString | Represents the connection string used to open an external data source. |
| query | Contains the query that is run against the data source. |
| dataSource | Specifies the path to the mail-merge data source. |
| headerSource | Specifies the path to the mail-merge header source. |
| doNotSuppressBlankLines | Causes Word not to print blank lines when a data field is empty. |
| destination | Specifies the output of a mail merge. |
| addressFieldName | Contains the name of the data field with the destination e-mail or fax address. |
| mailSubject | Contains the text that appears in the subject line of the mail-merge destination e-mail or fax. |
| mailAsAttachment | Sends the merged document to e-mail recipients as an attachment. |
| viewMergedData | Specifies that merge data is displayed. |
| activeRecord | Specifies the active record that a main mail-merge document displays. |
| checkErrors | 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 | Contains settings related to the Office Data Source Object. |
Attributes
None.
Definition
<xsd:element name="mailMerge" type="mailMergeElt" minOccurs="0" >
</xsd:element>
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