I can't open a Word session in a C# session without getting an error
"This command is not available because no document is open". The
simplest code illustrating the problem is below:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using Word = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word;

namespace JustOpenWord
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            Word.Application oWord =  new Word.Application();
        }
    }
}

The error occurs on execution of the "Word.Application oWord =  new
Word.Application();" line.

The same failure occurs with variants such as "ApplicationClass" or
"_Application".  I've tried using "try/catch" to manage the error, and
the pop-up, without success. Suspecting an Office configuration issue
(Office 2003 running in Windows XP) I re-installed Office, without
success.

Anyone have any clues what's going on here? They would be greatly
appreciated.

= M =

Never mind... Seems an old COM Add-in had inserted itself into the
system and was fouling things up. (Loud "Duh!" sound at this end, when
it was discovered).

= M =

On Jun 28, 11:39 am, mdup...@hotmail.com wrote:

> I can't open a Word session in a C# session without getting an error
> "This command is not available because no document is open". The
> simplest code illustrating the problem is below:
>
> using System;
> using System.Collections.Generic;
> using System.ComponentModel;
> using System.Data;
> using System.Drawing;
> using System.Text;
> using System.Windows.Forms;
> using Word = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word;
>
> namespace JustOpenWord
> {
>     public partial class Form1 : Form
>     {
>         public Form1()
>         {
>             InitializeComponent();
>         }
>
>         private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
>         {
>             Word.Application oWord =  new Word.Application();
>         }
>     }
>
> }
>
> The error occurs on execution of the "Word.Application oWord =  new
> Word.Application();" line.
>
> The same failure occurs with variants such as "ApplicationClass" or
> "_Application".  I've tried using "try/catch" to manage the error, and
> the pop-up, without success. Suspecting an Office configuration issue
> (Office 2003 running in Windows XP) I re-installed Office, without
> success.
>
> Anyone have any clues what's going on here? They would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> = M =