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pelmele Posted messages 3 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -  
pelmele Posted messages 3 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -
Hello and thank you for your help,
I created a small database on Access. My goal is to merge this database with a Word document.
I have done this in the past with Access 2003 and had no problem; now I have Access 2016 and nothing is working. When I try to merge the database with Word, Access tells me that it cannot because the database is in “exclusive mode.” I don’t know this term. I have searched the web for explanations, but nothing has helped me solve my problem.
Can you help me!!!!
Thank you!

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    yg_be Posted messages 23437 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   Ambassador 1 588
     
    Hello, does the message mention "opened in exclusive mode"? If so, it means that someone (or a program) has opened the database and has done something preventing any other action on the file as long as it remains open. It may be enough to close everything and reopen it, or to restart the PC.
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  2. pelmele Posted messages 3 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
     
    I have already tried this maneuver and it didn't work, because apart from me, no one uses the computer, and the only software open is Access.
    When I try to merge with Word, the following message appears:
    "The mail merge wizard cannot continue because the database is in exclusive mode."
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    1. yg_be Posted messages 23437 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   1 588
       
      I thought the merge could be done from Word, without opening Access.
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  3. pelmele Posted messages 3 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
     
    With Access 2016, you create the database, then click on External Data and then on Word.
    A window opens to choose the document you want to merge, and it is at this moment that Access tells me it cannot proceed because I am in exclusive mode.
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