I can start Word ok, just cannot get a blank document to come up,  so when my
script runs it gets an error because it expects a blank Doc to be up.  

Here is what I am doing -

Dim WordApplication As Object
    Dim WordApp As Object

    ' Add four additional steps for initialization and post processing
    OpenCancelDialog "Opening Microsoft Word", ReportOptions.TotalClasses + 4

    StepCancelDialog "Opening Microsoft Word", 0

    'GSB Fix exception error handling
    ' If an error occurs then go to the TryWord95Create label
    ' On Error GoTo TryWord95Create XXX revalid

    ' Create an instance of Word using Word 97 technique
    Set WordApplication = CreateObject ("Word.Application")
    Set WordApp = WordApplication.WordBasic
    GoTo HaveWordApp

TryWord95Create:
    'GSB Fix exception error handling
    ' If an error occurs then go to the CancelPressed label
    ' On Error GoTo CancelPressed XXX revalid

    ' Create an instance of Word using Word 95 technique
    Set WordApp = CreateObject ("Word.Basic")

HaveWordApp:
    ' If an error occurs then go to the CancelPressed label
    ' On Error GoTo CancelPressed XXX revalid

    StepCancelDialog "Loading Document Template", 1
     ' WordApp.FileNew TemplatePathName$
    WordApp.FileNew    
    SubStepCancelDialog
      ' WordApp.FileSaveAs FileName$