Application.MailMergeDataSourceLoad Event (Publisher)
Occurs when the data source is loaded for a mail merge.
Syntax
expression .MailMergeDataSourceLoad(Doc)
expression A variable that represents an Application object.
Parameters
Name |
Required/Optional |
Data Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Doc |
Required |
Document |
The mail merge main document. |
Remarks
To access the Application object events, declare an Application object variable in the General Declarations section of a code module. Then set the variable equal to the Application object for which you want to access events. For information about using events with the Microsoft Publisher Application object, see Using Events with the Application Object.
Example
This example displays a message with the data source file name when the data source starts loading.
Private Sub MailMergeApp_MailMergeDataSourceLoad(ByVal Doc As Document)
Dim strDSName As String
Dim intDSLength As Integer
Dim intDSStart As Integer
'Pull out of the Name property (which includes path and file name)
'only the file name using Visual Basic commands Len, InStrRev, and Right
intDSLength = Len(ActiveDocument.MailMerge.DataSource.Name)
intDSStart = InStrRev(ActiveDocument.MailMerge.DataSource.Name, "\")
intDSStart = intDSLength - intDSStart
strDSName = Right(ActiveDocument.MailMerge.DataSource.Name, intDSStart)
'Deliver a message to user when data source is loading
MsgBox "Your data source, " & strDSName & ", is now loading."
End Sub
For this event to occur, you must place the following line of code in the General Declarations section of your module and run the following initialization routine.
Private WithEvents MailMergeApp As Application
Sub InitializeMailMergeApp()
Set MailMergeApp = Publisher.Application
End Sub