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).

Usage


<dataType
	val="mailMergeDataTypeValue"
/>

Element Information

Element type mailMergeDataTypeProperty
Namespace http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2003/wordml
Schema name wordnet

Elements and Attributes

Parent Elements

Element Description
mailMerge Contains the elements that hold mail-merge information for this document.

Child Elements

None.

Attributes

Attribute Type Required Description Possible Values
val mailMergeDataTypeValue required Gets or sets the value of a data type for a mail-merge operation.
  • file
  • Access
  • Excel
  • QT
  • ODBC
  • ODSO

Definition

XML

<xsd:element name="dataType" type="mailMergeDataTypeProperty" minOccurs="1" ">
        
      </xsd:element>

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