>Terry,
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>WordViewer doesn't have an automation interface.
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>You can use the ShellExecute() API to specifically launch that EXE and send it the filename as a parameter. There's an article on my website giving several ShellExecute samples.
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>>If my application prefers MS 'Word Viewer', how would that be intanciated?

Thanks - I need a pilgrimage to Wiki. I do it now!