dataType element

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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