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VB.Net Automating MS Word for Spell Check Capabilities


An application currently in development has the requirements for using MS Word to perform spell check on certain textareas within the application.

I currently have Office 2007 (which is the Office 12 com objects).

My question is, if I add in the Office 12 objects what will happen on boxes which have Office 2003? This is in regards to both other development boxes as well as the end users.

Am I correct in believing that the end result will be that the spell capabilities will not be available for those users? And if I used an Office 11 object would that mean that the users would be unable to perform the spellchecks if they have Office 07 installed?


Solution

  • We gave up on trying to use a dependency on Word, as both have differing versions installed or no Office installation at all! Instead opting for NetSpell.