Cannot quit Word application

[erixire]

Hi,

I have some difficulties using the quit command for a word application. Here is my code:

Dim WORDapp As Word.Application
WORDapp = CreateObject("WORD.Application&quot
WORDapp.Visible() = True
...some code here...
WORDapp.Quit()
WORDapp = Nothing

The problem is that Visual Studio doesn't want to accept my "WORDapp.Quit()". I have the error message:

'Quit' is ambiguous across the inherited interfaces 'Word._Application' and 'Word.ApplicationEvents2_Event'.

I use the Microsoft Word 9.0 Object library. All I want to do is to quit word at the end of my code. I searched through this site, but it seems like everybode use the ".Quit()" without problems. Can somebody help me?

 

[benlinkknilneb]

I noticed your declaration was set up like this:

Dim WORDapp As Word.Application
WORDapp = CreateObject("WORD.Application")

I had to do this with Access... try declaring WORDapp as type "Object".

Dim WORDapp As Object
WORDapp = CreateObject("WORD.Application")

I'm no expert on Office automation, but it looks like you've got 2 different namespaces that are colliding because of the declaration... if you just declare it as "Object", it won't have the extra one to deal with. Like I said, I'm not sure if that's the answer, but it's worth a shot...

Ben

 

[erixire]

I tried with the "As Object" method and it works. The thing is that ".Quit" wasn't in the list member, so I tought it wouldn't work. I also tried to cast with "CType" as "Word._application" and it worked too. So thanks a lot.

 

[benlinkknilneb]

Yeah, I know it's not in the list... kinda freaked me out the first time I did it. I don't know why... but when you're using those Office Automations, you just kinda have to know what functions are available, because they don't all show up... I saw it on a website & did the good ol' <ctrl> C <ctrl> V... that's how I discovered that it worked.

 

[mattyboy2000]

Do you know of any good websites with examples of using Word in .NET. As I will be doing a simular thing soon

Thanks in advance

Matt

 

[benlinkknilneb]

Sorry Matt... nothing here. I've automated a little in Access and I'm doing a project now in Excel, but never Word. Mostly I just Google'd to get what I know now... sometimes blind squirrels DO find nuts

Have you found any good sites, erixire?

Ben

 

[erixire]

Sorry,

I'm searching with google too. The only thing I found is some VBA with WORD for newbie that can gives some hints (

http://www.jojo-zawawi.com/code-samples-pages/code-samples.htm)

but nothing for Visual Basic .NET. I would be interested also if someone knows a good site.

 

[davisg]

Everybody try here for some good advise on office automation:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;311452#13

Geoff.