>one more question:
>here is my code to create a doc and type in the name address and salutaion
>then I minimize vfp
>then I type in Word itself
>when I get out I get messeges from word to save the normal.dotm file I cancel and get several more. very anoying
>
>
>

>#include "word10.h"
>#DEFINE CR CHR(13)
>#DEFINE LF CHR(11)
>
>LOCAL lcAddress AS STRING,	;
>	lcMailName AS STRING,	;
>	lcSalutation AS STRING
>*:Global oDocument,	 ;
>oForm,				 ;
>oRange,				 ;
>oWord as word.application
>oForm		 = oApp.GetFormObj([D_PCONTACT], [O])
>lcSalutation = oForm.txtSalutation.VALUE
>lcAddress	 = STRTRAN(oForm.edtAddress.VALUE, CHR(13)+CHR(10), CHR(11))
>lcMailName	 = oForm.edtMailName.VALUE
>
>
>
>oWord = CREATEOBJECT([word.application])	&& Create word object
>WITH oWord
>	oDocument = .documents.ADD()
>	oRange	  = oDocument.RANGE()
>	oRange.InsertAfter(CR)
>	oRange.InsertAfter(lcMailName + LF)
>	oRange.InsertAfter(lcAddress + CR + CR + CR)
>	oRange.InsertAfter(lcSalutation + CR + LF)
>
>
>
>	.ActiveDocument.SAVEAS(ADDBS(THISFORM.DocFolder) + THISFORM.DocName)
>	_SCREEN.WINDOWSTATE = 1
>	.VISIBLE = .T.  && Show word app
>	.ACTIVATE  && Make it the active foreground app
>ENDWITH
>oRange	  = NULL
>oDocument = NULL
>oWord	  = NULL
>THISFORM.RELEASE()
>
>

I don't see anything there that would modify the Normal template. All I can suggest is taking it apart bit by bit to see which things you're doing trigger the prompt. Or just set oWord.DisplayAlerts to .F.

Tamar