Thanks alot

peter

>>Can I open word like this
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>>LOCAL o as word.application
>>oWord=CREATEOBJECT("Word.Application")
>>oDoc=oWord.Documents.Open("c:\vapps\vcpr3\temp\test.doc")
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>>an highlight all instances of let's say the word King (whole word only)
>>
>>i can't find a way in word itself but there must be!
>>
>>Peter
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>LOCAL oWord AS "Word.Application"
>oWord = CREATEOBJECT("Word.Application")
>oWord.Documents.Open("c:\vapps\vcpr3\temp\test.doc")
>
>oWord.Visible = .t.
>loSelection = oWord.ActiveWindow.ActivePane.SELECTION
>loSelection.Find.ClearFormatting()
>loSelection.Find.Replacement.Highlight = .t.
>
>WITH loSelection.Find
>     .Text = "king"
>     .Replacement.Text = "king"
>     .Forward = .t.
>     .Wrap = 1
>     .Format = .t.
>     .MatchCase = .f.
>     .MatchWholeWord = .t.
>     .MatchWildcards = .f.
>     .MatchSoundsLike = .f.
>     .MatchAllWordForms = .f.
>ENDWITH
>loSelection.Find.Execute(,,,,,,,,,,2)
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