>I am using the Find method to locate a specific string of text in a Word doc. The Execute() is returning TRUE, so now I want an object reference to that. I am trying oRange = oWord.Selection which does return an object reference.
>
>However, when I try to perform operations on that selection, I find that the selection [cursor position in the Word Doc] is somewhere else [e.g., the beginning of the document]. If I actually do this Find in the Word doc manually, the string is found and selected. When I do this via automation, the string is found but not selected.
>
>The code looks like:

>with loRange.Find
>   .ClearFormatting()
>   .Text = This.cFindValue
>   .Replacement.Text = ""
>   .Forward = .t.
>   .Wrap = wdFindContinue
>   .Format = .f.
>   .MatchCase = .f.
>   .MatchWholeWord = .f.
>   .MatchWildcards = .f.
>   .MatchSoundsLike = .f.
>   .MatchAllWordForms = .f.
>   llRetVal = .Execute()    && RETURNS TRUE
>endwith
>if llRetVal
>   return This.oWord.Selection  && return an object reference
>else
>   return .null.
>endif

>What am I missing? TIA!

Mark,
Select the range and execute find with selection :

loRange.Select
llRetVal = This.oWord.Selection.Find.Execute(lcFindValue)

Cetin