Yes thanks Yuri I can create variables programatically but I want the users to be able to place the variables (I can create the basic DOT file with variables before hand if required) but I was not able to create and place variables from Word.

>Something like this:
>
>* add variables
> .ActiveDocument.Variables("Client.ICID").Value=23
> ?.ActiveDocument.Variables.Count
> ?.ActiveDocument.Variables(1).Name
> ?.ActiveDocument.Variables(1).Value
>>Hi
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>>I have to create a Word Doc Template. This template is supposed to allow the user to put in predefined fieldnames, names that the VFP automation program expects from this template.
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>>Q1. How and Where to define DocVariables in a template file?
>>Q2. How to put these DocVariables (not it's value) in the template file?