You have to either have to cast object to a proper library (like Visual Studio Tools for Office or Word.Application imported from the Office Type libs) or you have to use Reflection like I showed in the last example...

The other alternative is to create a separate assembly in VB and turn option strict off and use non-strong typing against the Com object. If you have a complex set of actions you need to deal with this is often a good way to go. But make sure to isolate that code into a separate assembly to avoid forcing all code to use Option Strict Off.

+++ Rick ---

>Rick:
>
>I'm real new to the embedded object stuff.
>
>In the code example you gave, what would you do if you wanted to
>a) show a previously created Word Document (eg let's call it dictation.doc)
>b) show it on a form, within something like an editbox with scroll bars on the side
>c) maintain all the formatting originally entered in Word
>d) make it read only (ie the user can't edit it)
>
>C