John:

>>oDoc = .Documents.Open(lcTemplate)
>>... Do some stuff
>>oWord.Visible = .T.
>>oWord.WindowState = 0
>>oDoc = .NULL.
>>RELEASE oDoc
>>oWord = .NULL.
>>RELEASE oWord

Is it possible that you are updating your document and/or template in the "Do some stuff" and not saving changes (this could be a problem if the user has the prompt to save Normal.Dot option selected) before yopu attempt to quit Word? If this is the case, it's possible that the Quit call is rejected by Word.

Daniel