Hello,

OBJECTIVE:
I would like to use a Windows Service to initiate a mail merge.
Is this an appropriate use of a Windows Service?

TECHNOLOGIES:
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 version 1.1.4322
SQL Server 2000

ACHIEVED:
VB.NET code to perform a merge from a form. The variables passed
being the word template and the date range into the .Net
Data Adapter where the people records are merged

NEED TO NOW:
Create a service that may use some of this code to run in the
background so that big merges do not tie valuable resources
leaving users not able to user their machines.

PROBLEMS:
Not sure how to use the records collected in the Data Adapter
to merge with my word template. Maybe somehow feed the records
into an array? And then to merge. If it's possible to use
an array.

If you have any suggestions or reading material that you might
be able to direct me to that would be very much appreciated.

Thank you kindly
Rhonda