MailMergeDataSource.ConnectString Property (Publisher)

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Returns a String that represents the connection to the specified mail merge data source. Read-only.

Syntax

expression .ConnectString

expression A variable that represents a MailMergeDataSource object.

Return Value

String

Example

This example checks if the connection string contains the characters OLEDB and displays a message accordingly.

Sub VerifyCorrectDataSource() 
 
 With ActiveDocument.MailMerge.DataSource 
 If InStr(.ConnectString, "OLEDB") > 0 Then 
 MsgBox "OLE DB is used to connect to the data source." 
 Else 
 MsgBox "OLE DB is not used to connect to the data source." 
 End If 
 End With 
 
End Sub