>>Thanks Michel, I found some useful help screens, and I have most of it working now, except for printing. For anyone who wants to know, the following works with Word 97
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>>** these four lines work fine
>>ox=createobject('word.document')
>>ox.application.documents.open(thisfile) && thisfile=desired file surrounded by quotes
>>ox.application.visible=.t.
>>ox.application.activedocument.printpreview
>>
>>** this one doesn't, although the help states that this is the correct syntax
>>ox.application.activedocument.printout
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>Glad you found the necessary information to make it work.
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>So, we now have to add documents to make it work. Would you like to add this one in the Knowledge Base FAQ section? It might be valuable for others.
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>Thanks.

I added it. When I get the printing piece to work, I'll put that it also.

Thanks again for your help