If I were more proficient at COM, I would give you a better answer on your code, seeing as you did such a nice job of setting up your user profile here and how nicely you formatted your first post. I hate to slam you with a STFB, but the board search is your friend. Try plugging in ("Word.application") and see what hits you get. If you don't find the answer, post back and I'm sure someone will help.

Oh.. and BTW, welcome to the board!
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