[AccessD] Automoation - Opening Word WAS: something else

Why's and Wherefore's aside, I wonder if this will help:
Fullpath in quotes and switch;

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Winword.exe" /regserver

Michael R. Mattys
MapPoint & Access Dev
www.mattysconsulting.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bryan Carbonnell" <carbonnb at gmail.com>
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" 
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Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 3:44 PM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Automoation - Opening Word WAS: something else


> On 1/30/07, Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software
> <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> wrote:
>> Doug:
>>
>> Using CreateObject as you suggest works on my machine (Outlook is 
>> closed -
>> no instance of WORD in the task manager) but fails at the customer site.
>> All variations give the same error "Automation Error (long number -  the
>> specified object cannot be found".
>>
>> Any ideas anybody?
>
> Have them try it with Word opens.
>
> If it works with Word open, then there may be a problem with the
> registration of the OLE Automation server.
>
> IOW, their install of Word is hosed.
>
> Are you both using the same version of Office with the same SP level?
>
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