Could you send the sample document to me ?

>> So you started using parameter and you do not get the message "..large
>> amount of text..." anymore? Then what about Application.Quit (True) ?
>>
>> I assume that your macro is in the document. Probably it cause a conflict
>> when you close application from the document. What if you create this
>> macro in, say, global template, and run it from there?
>>
>> Also if you run 'my' code from VFP, does it work as you need?
>>
>
>Hi Yuri -
>
>The macro _is_ in a global template LC_REPORT, which contains about
>7 macros and 1 tool bar with 4 buttons (fwiw).
>
>(There are actually 2 templates involved here. The one that I
>base the document on, and the global template LC_REPORT that I
>load explicitly.)
>
>I cannot run the macro from VFP, because it is up to the user
>to decide when s/he is done typing and ready to return to the
>VFP app.
>
>The actual problem is -- that the macro i showed is previous message
>copies the document to the clipboard when the document does not
>contain Word97 form controls, but when the document does contain
>Word97 form controls, the macro will not copy the document to
>the clipboard.
>
>The curious thing is -- if, when in Word97, i manually copy the
>document ( with ^A ^C ) it does end up on the clipboard and give
>me the message "you put a large amount of data on the clipboard...".
>BUT using the macro it apparently does not put it on the clipboard,
>and does not give me that message. the macro works fine unless
>i have Word97 form fields in the document.
>
>I'm not trying to belabor a point, i'm just hoping that if i can
>think through this carefully and explain it to someone else,
>I might realize that i'm overlooking something simple.
>
>As always, i appreciate the comments and thoughts.