"Simon Richardson" wrote:

> I have always used the CreateObject("word.application") to call word
> automatically from my applications but it doesn't seem to be working with
> Word 2007.
>
> My code is:-
> Dim WordApp As Object
> Dim WordDoc As Object
> Dim WdRead As Boolean = False
> WordApp = CreateObject("word.application")
> WordDoc = WordApp.Documents.Open(Filename:=Chr(32) & "c:\documents
> and settings\simon\my documents\fmspro_data\templates\1.dot" & Chr(32),
> Readonly:=WdRead)
> With WordDoc.mailmerge
> .OpenDataSource(Name:="c:\documents and settings\simon\my
> documents\fmspro_data\fmsmerge.csv")
> .Execute()
> End With
> WordApp.Visible = True
>
> An instance of Word is created but the document doesn't open and the
> mailmerge fails. Does anyone know whats changed and if there is some code
> that will work with Word 2000, 2003 and 2007 (if possible).
>
> Thank you in advance.
> Simon