>> As a side note, will error number 1733 always be the error number returned
>>(supposing the user does NOT have Word installed) since the class definition can't be located? (I want to make sure I'm trapping for the correct error!)
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>If Word is not installed, and therefore not registered as a COM server, you should always get error 1733 back.
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Thanks again, Mike. Looks like I'll need to tighten up some "sloppy" error handling that I currently have in place, but this should do the trick!