I'm trying to duplicate the "solution" in KB#131583 (sending
the current record to word with automation).  The first time I
execute the code, Word gets started, document opens, merge takes
place (I made it a merge doc) and it prints.  (Is there any way to
specify the # copies on a mail merge?  sendkeys??).  Anyway it works
fine.

The second time I execute it, Word opens, then opens the document but
fails on the Mail Merge stmt with the following error:

Runtime error  '-2147023174(800706ba)'
automation error   RPC Server is unavailable

I've also noticed that after the first execution, if I click on
"Reset" fron the Run menu in Access prior to re-running the code,
it works every time.    Here's the code:

Public Sub mergeit()
Dim objword As Word.Application
Set objword = CreateObject("word.application")
  With objword
      .Visible = True
      .Documents.Open ("v:\winword8\welco.doc")
  End With

  With ActiveDocument.MailMerge
        .Destination = wdSendToNewDocument
        .Execute
  End With
objword.ActiveDocument.PrintOut Range:=wdPrintAllDocument, Item:= _
        wdPrintDocumentContent, Copies:=3, Pages:="",
PageType:=wdPrintAllPages, _
        Collate:=True, Background:=False, PrintToFile:=False

objword.ActiveDocument.Close savechanges:=wdDoNotSaveChanges 'close
merged doc
objword.ActiveDocument.Close savechanges:=wdDoNotSaveChanges  'close
original doc

objword.Quit
Set objword = Nothing

End Sub

Thanks for any help.

Paul Honore