OfficeDataSourceObject Object (Office)
Represents the mail merge data source in a mail merge operation.
Remarks
To work with the OfficeDataSourceObject object, dimension a variable as an OfficeDataSourceObject object. You can then work with the different properties and methods associated with the object. Use the SetSortOrder method to specify how to sort the records in a data source.
Example
The following example sorts the data source first according to Postal Code in descending order, then on last name and first name in ascending order.
Sub SetDataSortOrder()
Dim appOffice As OfficeDataSourceObject
Set appOffice = Application.OfficeDataSourceObject
appOffice.Open bstrConnect:="DRIVER=SQL Server;SERVER=ServerName;" & _
"UID=user;PWD=;DATABASE=Northwind", bstrTable:="Employees"
appOffice.SetSortOrder SortField1:="ZipCode", _
SortAscending1:=False, SortField2:="LastName", _
SortField3:="FirstName"
End Sub
Use the Column, Comparison, CompareTo, and Conjunction properties to return or set the data source query criterion. The following example changes an existing filter to remove from the mail merge all records that do not have a Region field equal to "WA".
Sub SetQueryCriterion()
Dim appOffice As Office.OfficeDataSourceObject
Dim intItem As Integer
appOffice.Open bstrConnect:="DRIVER=SQL Server;SERVER=ServerName;" & _
"UID=user;PWD=;DATABASE=Northwind", bstrTable:="Employees"
With appOffice.Filters
For intItem = 1 To .Count
With .Item(intItem)
If .Column = "Region" Then
.Comparison = msoFilterComparisonNotEqual
.CompareTo = "WA"
If .Conjunction = "Or" Then .Conjunction = "And"
End If
End With
Next intItem
End With
End Sub