Thank you Marcia - I needed this!

>I have an active X control I would like to disable when the 'oWord' reference is created (VARTYPE=[O]) and enabled when it is released (VARTYPE=[X]).
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>You can't use BINDEVENT(), but you can use EVENTHANDLER().
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>You need to implement Word's applicationEvents2 interface in your Word Handler class and use AddObject to add your handler to the form. That way, in the handler's ApplicationEvents2_Quit method, you can do 2 things:
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>1. Set the form's refrence to Word to .NULL.
>2. Refer to "This.Parent" to refer to the form and enable the activeX control or otherwise refresh its controls.
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>As Naomi suggested, you may find the white papaer and code samples on my web site helpful.