I also have a problem automating word from VFP 7.0.

After the wObj.createobject("word.application") line i issue
wObj.documents.open("name of a document")

this causes an ole error "server caused an exception"
I i put a timeout before the open document line there is no problem.
Also similar code has been used throughout our applications successfully using foxpro 5.0 and 6.0.

Any ideas?