Word XP, Mail Merge, Hyperlinks and Forms Together

[Mike]

I have an application where I use a mail merge document,
protected in a form. I update the database and it is
reflected when I open the form. I now would like an new
Word document which is an index (menu) with hyperlinks
that open those forms that contain mail merge fields.
This works to a degree as when I click on the hyperlink,
my mail merge docuemnt protected as a form opens. The
problem is that my perodic changes to the database are
not reflected in the document. I can though do the
following when I update: open the document with a
hyperlink, unprotect the form, click the "ABC" to View
Merged Data, click it again, and my document then
reflects my database changes. By using the hyperlink
does Word not execute a command needed to query the
database? If there is not a solution, can anyone tell me
how to make a Word or otherwise menu that can be opened
by my users, and which directs my users to a document
similarly to a hyperlink?

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Hi Mike,

I am not sure exactly what this system is being used for, but it sounds like
you should probably be using a UserForm.

See the article "How to create a Userform" at:

http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Userforms/CreateAUserForm.htm

Please post any further questions or followup to the newsgroups for the
benefit of others who may be interested. Unsolicited questions forwarded
directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis.

Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP