> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to take advantage of Word's spellchecker from a vb.net app. I get
> this to work but I have a lot of questions about deployment.  First, after I
> add the appropriate COM reference in VS.NET 2005, is there an extra .NET
> assembly that I need to include with the project to make it function
> properly? I ask because I tried running on a different machine with word and
> it said that the assembly wasn't found even though Word is installed. (It
> worked properly on the development machine.) If it does need this assembly,
> can i somehow staticlaly link it in so it's not in a separate file or is that
> unsupported?
>
> Also, do I need to decide at buildtime if I want to use word 10 or 11? Is
> there any way I can have it test and use either?
>
> Thanks...
>
> -Ben

"PJ on Development" wrote:

> Hi, Ben...
>
> Well... Interop with COM objects has always some quirks.
>
> When I need to use COM objects, I always use early-binding (a.k.a.
> References) through out the development phase, in order to take
> advantage of Intellisense, strong typing, etc.
>
> But when the project is ready to ship, I change to late-binding (a.k.a.
> CreateObject) and I check if the object was properly created before
> using it.
>
> As for what version of MS Word you use... well... I believe that any
> version since Word6 has the ability to be scripted through COM, so as
> long as the object is created (using CreateObject("Word.Application") )
> you're good to go.
>
> Just keep in mind to check if the object was created, avoiding to throw
> an unhandled exception to the user (it's always uggly at best)... And
> to remove the reference from the project before shipment.
>
> Regards,
>
> PJ.
> http://pjondevelopment.50webs.com
>
> Ben R. wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm trying to take advantage of Word's spellchecker from a vb.net app. I get
> > this to work but I have a lot of questions about deployment.  First, after I
> > add the appropriate COM reference in VS.NET 2005, is there an extra .NET
> > assembly that I need to include with the project to make it function
> > properly? I ask because I tried running on a different machine with word and
> > it said that the assembly wasn't found even though Word is installed. (It
> > worked properly on the development machine.) If it does need this assembly,
> > can i somehow staticlaly link it in so it's not in a separate file or is that
> > unsupported?
> >
> > Also, do I need to decide at buildtime if I want to use word 10 or 11? Is
> > there any way I can have it test and use either?
> >
> > Thanks...
> >
> > -Ben
>
>