* ioDocuments_Access() * first way: WITH THIS IF NOT ISNULL(.ioServer) && Word automation server open etc STORE .ioServer.Documents TO .ioDocuments ELSE STORE .NULL. TO .ioDocuments ENDIF ENDWITH RETURN ** second way, return the reference instead LOCAL loDocuments IF NOT ISNULL(.ioServer) STORE .ioServer.Documents TO loDocuments ELSE STORE .NULL. to loDocuments ENDIF ENDWITH RETURN (loDocuments)Albert