KB161919 - WD97: Word Still Runs After OLE Automation Session

Article ID: 161919

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q161919

SYMPTOMS

When you control Word for Windows 97 from another application using OLE Automation, as in the following example:

Sub WordTask()
   Dim appWd As Object
   Set appWd = CreateObject("Word.Application")
   Set appWd = Nothing
End Sub

Word remains loaded in memory (even though the code uses the Set statement to set the instance of Word to "Nothing").

NOTE: IF you press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to bring up the Windows Task List, you see that "Winword" is still running.

WORKAROUND

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The proper method to use when ending a Word OLE Automation session is to use the Quit method. For example:

Sub WordTask()
   Dim appWd As Object
   Set appWd = CreateObject("Word.Application")
   ' Quit the Word session.
   appWd.Quit
   ' Set the Word OLE Object to nothing to free
   ' the appWd object memory.
   Set appWd = Nothing
End Sub

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

REFERENCES

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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