Hi, and thanks again for the reply. Is there any syntax or functionality difference between the two?

>Hi,
> As far as my research on MS word automation, word.application was originally used for Office97 and above. You may use word.basic to automate Office97 and above. However, you may get error if you use word.application to automate office95.
> Please correct me if I am wrong.
>
>Hope it helps