Look for suggestions on how to handle this scenario. I am distributing a runtime package (with MDE front-end) that includes an automated mail-merge process using MS Word. Works like a charm most of the time.
One problem I have is that this is being installed at customer locations and they may have different versions of Office and/or Word and this causes the mail-merge operation to not work. It happens about 20% of the time. I have temporarily overcome this by installing their version of Word on my development PC and referencing THIS version of Word, then recreating the MDE.
Is there a way to programatically check for which version of Word they may have installed and choose the proper reference - with an MDE? Should I abandon using word altogether to avoid the hassle?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
One problem I have is that this is being installed at customer locations and they may have different versions of Office and/or Word and this causes the mail-merge operation to not work. It happens about 20% of the time. I have temporarily overcome this by installing their version of Word on my development PC and referencing THIS version of Word, then recreating the MDE.
Is there a way to programatically check for which version of Word they may have installed and choose the proper reference - with an MDE? Should I abandon using word altogether to avoid the hassle?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!