>>>From Russian forum foxclub.ru
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>>>#DEFINE wdWindowStateMinimize 2 
>>>#DEFINE wdWindowStateMaximize 1 
>>>
>>>loWord.WindowState = wdWindowStateMinimize 
>>>loWord.WindowState = wdWindowStateMaximize && this automatically makes the window activated

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>>It worked! Thanks.
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>>NOW:
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>>1. How do I disable the user from X'ing out of the main Word window? She can X out of the document, but not Word.
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>As I recall, this is not easy - you may need to hook up to Word Events. There were threads on this topic in the past, I think.
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>>2. When trying to automate Excel I get the dreaded 'Microsoft VFP has stopped working' message:
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>>	loExcel = createobject("Excel.application")
>>	loDoc = loExcel.Workbooks.add()  &&<-- Here's where I get the message
>>	loExcel.ActiveWorkbook.saveas(MyFile)
>>	loExcel.ActiveWorkbook.close()
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>Not sure why you got an error. Do you always get it?

Always with Excel. I think it is a networking issue with that machine.

I will ask my other question on a different thread.