I don't know that the issue is a difference between different versions of Word,
as it may be a Word session already open.

There has not been a problem since I start the Word routine sending the name
of the error handler to to cOldError. Then I use the following:


       ON ERROR DO myWordError   && identify the Word Error handler
       oWord = GetObject("word.application")   &&If it is open, I got it. If not,
                                                                          &&myWordError creates the object
       ON ERROR DO cOldError   && Return the original error handler
 

       FUNCTION myWordError
       oWord = CreateObject("word.application")


>On a computer with Office 97 on it, oWord = CreateObject("word.application") starts an instance of Word and returns an object reference to it. On a new computer with Office 2000, the same code starts an instance of Word but returns OLE error 0x8001010a: "The message filter indicated that the application is busy." After clearing the error message, oWord = GetObject(, "word.application") successfully creates a VFP object reference to the running instance. Is there some difference in how a Word 2000 automation server should be started from VFP, vs. Word 97?