Microsoft KB Archive/183872

= WD98: Word Still Running After OLE Automation Session =

Article ID: 183872

Article Last Modified on 6/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q183872





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
Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements. 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:

181058 OFF98: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

