Why won't my Word open files in Excel?

I am trying to print mailing labels from an Excel database using Word Mail
Merge. When I get to the point where I open the Excel database, it doesn't
open. All I get is some kind of coded nonsense. Any attempts to de-code are
futile. Word will not open any of my files, Excel or otherwise. What's
happening?

Try Word troubleshooting:
http://www.officearticles.com/word/s...osoft_word.htm
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"p-oedkc" <p-oedkc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I am trying to print mailing labels from an Excel database using Word Mail
> Merge. When I get to the point where I open the Excel database, it doesn't
> open. All I get is some kind of coded nonsense. Any attempts to de-code
> are
> futile. Word will not open any of my files, Excel or otherwise. What's
> happening?