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Resolved PB 12.6 Error Using Word 2013 As Spell Checker
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  1. Neil Sutter
  2. PowerBuilder
  3. Friday, 16 March 2018 08:22 PM UTC

Looking for advise on coding or alternative approach. 

Using Microsoft Word 2013 for spell checking. Getting occasional error returned. Some users get the error every time, some none of the time, and some occasionally. 

Here's the gist of the code: 

// Connect to Word and do a spell-checkl
TRY
    lole_Spell = CREATE OLEObject                                // Create an OLE object
    ll_RC = lole_Spell.ConnectToNewObject('Word.Application')    // Connect to Word
    IF ll_RC 0 THEN                                                    // Handle no-go
        DESTROY lole_Spell
        RETURN ll_RC
    END IF
    
    lole_Spell.Application.Visible = TRUE        // Make Word visible
    lole_Spell.Application.WindowState = 1       // Maximize Word
    lole_Spell.Documents.Add()                   // Add a Word document
    f_BringWindowToTop(' - Word')                // Make Word the top window - application function
    lole_Spell.Activate                          // Make Word active
    lole_Range = lole_Spell.Selection.Range      // Get Word selection range
    lole_Range.Text = ls_Block                   // Copy our text to the Word document
    lole_Document = lole_Spell.ActiveDocument    // Get reference to our document            
    lws_State = gw_frame.WindowState             // Remember our PB app window state
    gw_frame.WindowState = Minimized!            // Minimize our PB app
    lole_Document.CheckSpelling()                // Check the spelling
    YIELD()                                      // Wait a bit
    gw_frame.WindowState = lws_State             // Reset our PB app window state
    lole_Range.WholeStory                        // Select all text in the Word document
    ls_Block = lole_Range.Text                   // Copy back to our string
    lole_Document.Saved = TRUE                   // Reset the Word dirty flag
    lole_Document.CLOSE(FALSE)                   // Close the Word document
    lole_Spell.Application.Quit                  // Quit Word
    lole_Spell.DisconnectObject()                // Disconnect OLE reference object
    YIELD()                                      // Wait a bit
    DESTROY lole_Spell                           // Destroy the OLE reference object
CATCH(OLERuntimeError MyOLEError)
    MessageBox('Spell Check Error', 'Error when spell checking data in Word' + &
        '~r~n' + MyOLEError.GetMessage())
    RETURN -1
END TRY
 
The error occurs where shown - WholeStory. When the error occurs, it's always "Name not found accessing external object property whilestory at line nnn in function f_DoSpellcheck. If the error does not occur, the spell check function works as intended. 
 
Anyone have experience with OLE and Word automation? See anything obvious? Have suggestions / alternatives? 
Any help much appreciated. 
 
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