WD98: Word Still Running After OLE Automation Session

ID: Q183872

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you control Word from another program 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 will still be loaded in memory (even though the code uses the Set statement to set the object variable to "Nothing").

WORKAROUND

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The proper method to use when ending a Word OLE Automation session is to use the Quit method as in the following 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:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q181058
   TITLE     : OFF98: 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:

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

Additional query words: wordcon vb vba vbe

Keywords          : kbdta kbdtacode OffVBA kbmacroexample macword98 
Version           : MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbnofix

Last Reviewed: April 7, 1999