....
   .. .Printout(0)   && or .Printout(.f.), continue while printing
    									
declare Sleep in Win32api integer
do while !empty(.. .Application.BackgroundPrintingStatus)
		=Sleep(1000)
enddo
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>Hi all,
>
>I am doing this:
>
>**- Start Word
>loWord = CreateObject("Word.Application")
>
>**- Open a file
>loWord.Documents.Open("filename.ini")
>
>**- Print It
>loWord.ActiveDocument.PrintOut()
>
>**- Close document
>loWord.ActiveDocument.Close()
>
>**-Would like to confirm printing is done somewhere here then
>
>**- Quit
>**loWord.Quit()
>
>I would like to check word has completed printing before I quit.
>
>Any clues please?
>
>Thanks
>
>Mathias