>Not sure how to get around this particular permission problem. Here is something of a work-around of the top of my head.
>
>1. open current document
>2. select whole document
>3. copy selection
>4. Add new document
>5. Paste whole selection into new document
>6. SaveAs active document.
>
>Code goes something like this: NOTE: Not tested so there may be errors!!!!
>
>With oWord
>.Open(D:\xfilename.doc,.f.,.t.)
>.Selection.WholeStory
>.Selection.Copy
>oDocument.Add()
>.Selection.Paste
>.ActiveDocument.SaveAs(c:\Newfilename.rtf,100)
>etc....
>endwith
>
>HTH
>
>Paul.

I had not thought about that approach and will try it. Thanks!

Margaret