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Mark - 20 Jul 2005 16:45 GMT

i have a vb program that currently creates word documents using the various
word objects available within Word.Application.

currently i have microsoft word installed on my machine. is there something
else like an SDK i could install and still use my program so i can delete
the actual word program from my computer?

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Jonathan West - 20 Jul 2005 16:49 GMT

>i have a vb program that currently creates word documents using the various
> word objects available within Word.Application.
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> else like an SDK i could install and still use my program so i can delete
> the actual word program from my computer?

In a word. No.

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Jay Freedman - 21 Jul 2005 02:12 GMT

>i have a vb program that currently creates word documents using the various
>word objects available within Word.Application.
>
>currently i have microsoft word installed on my machine. is there something
>else like an SDK i could install and still use my program so i can delete
>the actual word program from my computer?

No. The Word program is the host -- the *only* host -- for the Word
VBA interpreter.

If you wait until next year, and invest that time in learning to
manipulate XML, the answer will be different when Office 12 is
released. Microsoft recently announced that XML will be a native file
format for Office, and you'll be able to create and revise valid
Office documents outside of any Office program. You'll have to rewrite
your VB program, but TANSTAAFL.

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Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

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