Just use vartype() :)

>>PS: Type("loWord") doesn't return a boolean result.
>Are you shure?
>Try
>

>#define type mytype
>?type('_screen')
>
>function mytype
>lpara tvVal
>
>#undefine type
>
> return type(tvVal)='O'
>endfunc
>

>
>just kidding
>
>The comp as other problems with word to, so he could not create a new document via automation - from time to time. This one could not be automation.
>
>Agnes
>>I hope reinstallation fixes. I still believe it is a security issue (either DCOM or policies).
>>PS: Type("loWord") doesn't return a boolean result.
>>

If  !TYPE("loWord") = 'O' or ISNULL(loWord)) THEN

>>
>>and one final wild thought. It creates the word object as it should, everything is fine but that is loWord variable name that is the problem (having a field name in current wrokarea with same name - m.loWord would do then).
>>
>>Cetin