# Connecting to Databases

> Save and load TXTextControl documents as RTF in a database text field with SaveToMemory, LoadFromMemory and DAO in Visual Basic 6, and pick a compact format.

- **Product:** TX Text Control ActiveX
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Topic
- **Path:** TX Text Control ActiveX > Mail Merge > Connecting to Databases
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/mail-merge/databases/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/mail-merge/databases/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/mail-merge/databases/llms-full.txt

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## On This Page

- [The Sample Program](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/mail-merge/databases/#the-sample-program)
- [Save a Record](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/mail-merge/databases/#save-a-record)
- [Retrieve a Record](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/mail-merge/databases/#retrieve-a-record)
- [Choose the Text Format](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/mail-merge/databases/#choose-the-text-format)
- [Next Steps](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-activex/mail-merge/databases/#next-steps)

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