I didn't think about OLE Automation. I was only aware that Word97 used a completely redesigned macro language, so I didn't even try to automate older versions. Fortunately, 97 and 2000 are compatible.
Hilmar.
>OLE Automation for Word is available from '97, as far as I know...
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>>>Of course, it should be Office 97 or later.
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>>Actually I think it's 95! Is it only available on 97 or later?
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>>Kev
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