>Hi!!!,
>
>
>I want to use MS Word from my VFP app, in order to keep a record of a doctor's patient visits.
>
>Any ideas?.
>
>I try to use:
>
>* =============================================
>loWord = CREATEOBJECTt("Word.Application")
>loWord.Documents.Add()
>loRange = loWord.ActiveDocument.Range()
>
>Select ficha (My View)
>Go top
>
>Scan
> loRange.InsertAfter(ficha.otrospadec + ' ')
>Endscan
>
>loWord.ActiveDocument.SaveAs("C:\clinica\Prueba.docx")
>
>loWord.Documents.OPEN("C:\clinica\Prueba.docx",.F.,.F.)
>
>Release loRange, loWord
>
>* =============================================
>
>Sometimes it works ok, some other times it hangs and leaves a copy of MS Word running, and, ... well, you get the idea.

In addition to Tore's advice, I don't see anything here where you're closing Word. Don't just release the variable. First, shut Word down:

loWord.Quit()

Tamar