>Have you tried a Windows API call, something like this:
>
>DECLARE INTEGER FindWindow IN Win32API ;
> String lpClassName, String lpWindowName

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Looks like what Della M was talking about in another subthread. I'll try this.

I'm curious as to whether I need the word application object to be visible in order to find it with the API call.

I'm also curious as to what happens if another copy of word is running (was started independently from my app). People may run my app while they have word open for other reasons...I wouldn't want them thinking of me as an unsavory character for dumping the last three hours of their word work (though it would give me a chance to lecture them about periodically saving their work!! ;-)