It's obviously a problem with an update that MS Word put out. My QB 2018 product doesn't receive supported updates from Intuit anymore. So MS Word broke the connection.

BUT....... Unfortunately, if QB is going to have an integrated connection that exports to an MS product, then QB needs to keep engineers on staff that can address these broken connections when they happen, and resolve them in a timely manner. I originally thought it was just me that was having this problem, until I spent more time researching the issue and found this thread. 

So 6 weeks for me now without an integral database export option for a program I use everyday. Seems silly to pay $300 for a pro product that doesn't give the functionality you bought it for. 21 years with Intuit. How much longer do I wait for a fix, until I start looking for another option?????????????