Let me throw this possiblity out there for you also....

loWord = GETOBJECT("", "word.basic")
loWord.appshow()

GeneS


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>My app communicates with Word through OLE. Everything is fine is the user already has Word running. If Word isn't running, then CREATEOBJECT() launches it. But then, if the user quits my app and the object goes out of scope, it exits Word. What's the best way to launch Word and keep it running, even after the VFP app quits?
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>Thanks,
>Ross