>>Thisfile is just a placeholder for my example. I have tried typing a file name surrounded by quotes, and also storing the file name to a variable and passing that. I believe the fileopen command has changed, because if I put in something I know doesn't exist, like ox.hello, I receive the same error message.
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>I was making reference to a new syntax like \\computer\c$\mydir\myfile, etc.
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>Have you tried to take a look at the Word basic documentation for that exact syntax?

I've also tried that syntax, but with the same results. I have not looked at the word basic documentation, do you know where I can find that? I initially used ox=createobject('word.basic') but after getting a new machine with Word 97 loaded on it, that class no longer exists, so I am attemting to use Word 97.