WD98: CreateObject("Word.Application") Fails with Run-time Error

• Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to create an instance of Word using a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications statement like the following:

   Set wObj = CreateObject("Word.Application")

   Run-time error '429' -  ActiveX component can't create object.

CAUSE

Using the CreateObject function with an object of type Word.Application or Word.Basic fails if Word is already running.

RESOLUTION

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   Sub RunWord()

      Dim wObj as Word.Application
      On Error Resume Next

      ' Get existing instance of Word if it exists.
      Set wObj = GetObject(, "Word.Application")

      If Err <> 0 then
         ' If GetObject fails, then use CreateObject instead.
         Set wObj = CreateObject("Word.Application")
      End If

      ' Add a new document.
      wObj.Documents.Add

      ' Exit Word.
      wObj.Quit

      ' Clear object memory.
      Set wObj = Nothing

   End Sub

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

REFERENCES

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

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
   TITLE     : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for
               Applications