ODBC (Word Merge and Access DB)

Chuckz1947 

I have done some experimentation:

1. I get the error messages (as previously  mentioned) when I attempt to run a merge from any Word document that is associated with an ODC file previously created (and was previously working)

2.  If I instead select a new data source from the Word merge document, and I navigate to the appropriate query, I do not get those error messages, but in trying to run the merge I get this error message:

Upon checking, there appears to be no evidence of an ODC file having been created.

The most important issue of course is in finding the "fix".  More generally, are ODC issues considered Access issues, Word issues or Windows issues?  

I