I posted my devcon notes up in the files section of UT. Depending on the version of Word you have, you will want to use Word.Application instead of Word.Basic. Also, make sure you have both SP 3 of Visual Studio and SP 1 of Office. Finally, my column in FoxTalk is devoted to automation and ActiveX. A month or two ago, and in the uploaded notes, I discuss how to convert VBA code to VFP and I specically address the issue of parameters.

>Does anyone have a good reference for a book that describes how to program the Office tools through Fox.
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>If I generate a "Word.Basic" object, I know what properties I can use but dont know the parameters to pass with them. You can have a good gues at the easier ones but it owuld be nice to have a reference book to go to for the trickier aspects of it.
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>Ashley
>AssureSoft Ltd