PPT97: CreateObject Does Not Create New PowerPoint Session

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   Sub TwoWordSessions()

      Dim word(2) As Object
      Dim i As Byte

      For i = 1 To 2
         ' Call CreateObject.
         Set word(i) = CreateObject("Word.Application.8")

         ' Make Word visible.
         word(i).Visible = True

      Next i

   End Sub
				

The same code used with PowerPoint launches one session at most.

NOTE: To use this code with PowerPoint, you must change the string passed to CreateObject, like the following:

   Set word(i) = CreateObject("PowerPoint.Application.8")