>I have a Word 97 (Word.application) object that I have programatically created which opens a file in Word97. How can I have VFP keep running in a loop until the user closes/exits Word97.
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>In other words, how can I tell when the Word97 object no longer exists.

Hi John,

Following function gives information of current Word instance

GETOBJECT("", 'word.basic') returns object data type which can be stored in some global method to determine existance of Word Application

Get back to me if you still need more information

bye
jayesh