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Office 2000 is newer, and library is not downward compatible.<br />
You can try to compile your application having Office 97 referenced, but Office 2000 has some changes in Document managmenent, so your code may not work 100%<br />
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Good luck
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Office 2000 is newer, and library is not downward compatible.
You can try to compile your application having Office 97 referenced, but Office 2000 has some changes in Document managmenent, so your code may not work 100%

Good luck

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There is no mention of Office 97 in my references section. &nbsp;There is only a mention of Microsoft Office 9.0 Object Library. &nbsp;Would I need to buy Office 97 and install it on my computer?
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There is no mention of Office 97 in my references section.  There is only a mention of Microsoft Office 9.0 Object Library.  Would I need to buy Office 97 and install it on my computer?

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Either that, or compile your app on pc with Office 97
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Either that, or compile your app on pc with Office 97

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Office 97 runs Library 8.0. So if you do connect using that library and then run your program on machine that has office 2000 your program will still work. 
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Office 97 runs Library 8.0. So if you do connect using that library and then run your program on machine that has office 2000 your program will still work.

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I have MS Office 2000 on my computer, and within my VB code I use the MS word object library. &nbsp;However when I compile my programs and run them on a machine with Word 97, the program just crashes out. &nbsp;Are there any compatibility probems between MS Word 8 object libraries and MS Word 9 object libaries, and if so is there any way around this.
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I have MS Office 2000 on my computer, and within my VB code I use the MS word object library.  However when I compile my programs and run them on a machine with Word 97, the program just crashes out.  Are there any compatibility probems between MS Word 8 object libraries and MS Word 9 object libaries, and if so is there any way around this.

MS Word Object Library

Visual Basic is Microsoft’s event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) for its Component Object Model (COM) programming model. It is relatively easy to learn and use because of its graphical development features and BASIC heritage. It has been replaced with VB.NET, and is very similar to VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), the programming language for the Microsoft Office product line.