Gets or sets a String that represents the connection to the specified mail merge data source. Read/write.

Syntax

expression.ConnectString

expression A variable that represents an OfficeDataSourceObject object.

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

Visual Basic for Applications 
Sub VerifyCorrectDataSource() Dim appOffice As OfficeDataSourceObject Set appOffice = Application.OfficeDataSourceObject appOffice.Open bstrConnect:="DRIVER=SQL Server;SERVER=ServerName;" & _ "UID=user;PWD=;DATABASE=Northwind", bstrTable:="Employees" If InStr(appOffice.ConnectString, "ODSOOutlook") > 0 Then MsgBox "Your Outlook address book is used as the data source." Else MsgBox "Your Outlook address book is not used as the data source." End If End Sub
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