Word 8.0 Object Missing

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I just purchased a new machine. There are no office products on it except
Access 2000 which I purchased (It is Access Only).

I purchased some software that uses an Access 2000 database. Now I am
getting a halt that tells me I need Microsoft Word 8.0 Object Library. This
machine will be used for 4 jobs only, I do not need Office on it.

It is an evaluation program developed in a foreign country for testing
students. Does anyone know what I need to do to install this reference
without Word being loaded.

Thanks in Adavnce

Len
 
Hi Len,

Sounds like the access database requires MS word to be installed, if it is
an mdb file you may be able to get into it by holding down the LEFT-SHIFT
key whilst trying to run access and the database going into code view and
removing the reference, but I don't thing this is going to work, sounds like
you will need MS word.
 
I purchased some software that uses an Access 2000 database. Now I am
getting a halt that tells me I need Microsoft Word 8.0 Object Library.
This
machine will be used for 4 jobs only, I do not need Office on it.

It is an evaluation program developed in a foreign country for testing
students. Does anyone know what I need to do to install this reference
without Word being loaded.

Thanks in Adavnce
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I would first talk to the developers of this product. Who ever related
something that needs to work with word, and did not use late binding
certainly did a very poor job here. I would contact the original developers
if you do not have the source code.

Can you modify this application? If you can, then you have a good change of
removing the reference to word 8. It is strange, but word 8 is for office
97. Since this reference is old, then perhaps you converted this database
from access 97 to access 2000? (sounds like this "was" the case).

The best solution here is to remove the reference to word 8 if you can.
However, removing that reference could very well cause your code to not
compile anymore. If the above can't be done then check with the author of
the program and ask why there is a stay reference. And, if word is required,
then really ream the develoeprs on having used early binding for word. If
late binding was used this would be a non issue.
 
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