Hi Guillaume,

Another method that, IMHO is simpler, to try is the following:

oWord = ""
mcerror = ON('ERROR')
ON ERROR *
oWord = createobject('Word.Application')
ON ERROR &mcerror

IF TYPE('oWord') = 'O'
Word exists do rest of code
ENDIF

>Hi,
>
>Is there a easy way to see if Word/Excel are installed on my system ?
>If i try a createobject("word.application") i get a CLASS DEFINITION IS NOT FOUND, but i want to check before i do the createobject.
>
>thx
>
>Guillaume