Try
loObject = GETOBJECT(,"word.application")
loObject.Documents.Open("c:\doc1.doc")

Denis

>I am writing an application in VFP7 that needs to create, save, open for modification, and then email numerous MS Word documents. Once I create (mailmerge) and save the docs, I want to open them one at a time in Word and let the user tweak them and save/close them. I don't want to restart Word every time, but GetObject doesn't "Open" the document. I've been all through my Hentzenwerke MS Office Automation with VFP book but I can't seem to solve this.
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>Any help would be greatly appreciated,
>Larry Morelli