>I would like to open an existing MS Word document on a VFP form to provide a crude help file for my application. If possible I would like the users to be able to basic Word functionality like Find and Print.
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I believe I am a little closer. I am now using the following code:
thisform.addobject('loWordDoc','olecontrol','word.document')
thisform.loWordDoc.Height = thisform.height
thisform.loWordDoc.Width = thisform.width
thisform.loWordDoc.Top = thisform.top
thisform.loWordDoc.Left = thisform.left
thisform.loWordDoc.Visible = .t.
thisform.Show
thisform.loWordDoc.DoVerb(0)
loWord = thisform.loWordDoc.Object.Application.Documents.Open('c:\awork\brouter.doc')

I am now geting the following error message:
The open method or property is not available because this document is being edited by another application.
The file is not open by another application.

It is interesting to note that I get the same error message if I supply the name of a file that does not exist.

Any ideas?

Thanks!