>Hi all
>
>When a CREATEOBJECT() is executed to automate MS-Word it raises and error. How can I check before hand if MS-Word (better if I can find out if the version is 2000 or above) exists at all. I would like to disable a menu option before hand based on this fact.
>
>Please advise.

try
  ox=createobject('words.application')
catch
  messagebox('Word is not installed')
  ox=-1
endif
if vartype(ox)#'N'
  ** word in installed
endif