Word.application ignores library?

Question

Automating word from Access... When I use, for example...

Set wordapp = New Word.Application

...word 2003 opens. I want it to open word 2013. How can I specify which version of word is referenced?

I refer to the "microsoft Word 15.0 Object Library", under tools. I can see both word 2003 and word 2013 as default apps to associate with various file types. I cannot see word 2003 among my list of "All apps". This is all under Windows 10

Answer 1

Try something like this...

'// Open word
Option Explicit
Sub Open_Word_App()
    Dim wdApp As Object ' Application

    Set wdApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")
    wdApp.Visible = True

    Set wdApp = Nothing
End Sub

Answer 2

Thanks All!

I should have specified, I had already tried late binding, to no avail.

I am refining my automating code between access and word, as well as refining my database. I don't want to switch to the new code that I am working on, until I am sure it works, and works on 2013. Until then, I want to continue to be able to work using the old code and database with 2003. Thus the parallel installations.

A the moment, while I am working on my code for 2013, I just rename winword.exe in programfiles(x86) office11, ie hide 2003, and 2013 launches as it should. When I am using the old database and old code, I re-rename, and use 2003 as before.

When the new database and word code are tested, I will re-register 2013 as suggested, and remove 2003.

Thanks again for your thoughts!

Mark.