1	DimAAsNewWord.Application
2	DimDAsWord.Document=A.Documents.Add
3	DimPAsWord.Paragraph=D.Content.Paragraphs.Add
4	P.Range.Text="line1"
5	P.Range.InsertParagraphAfter()
6	P=D.Content.Paragraphs.Add
7	P.Range.Text="line2"
8	P.Range.InsertParagraphAfter()
9	D.Save()
10
11	Marshal.ReleaseComObject(P)
12	P=Nothing
13	D.Close()
14	Marshal.ReleaseComObject(D)
15	D=Nothing
16	A.Quit()
17	Marshal.ReleaseComObject(A)
18	A=Nothing

I'm trying to automate Word but after I'm done winword.exe doesn't terminate. What am I doing wrong?

the VSTO forum supports the VSTO technology. As VSTO runs in-process with an Office application, instantiation and release of that application and its objects is not a supported topic, although you may find the odd discussion about it. However, the correct place to ask such questions is the office.developer.automation newsgroup. You'll find a link to that, and other venues for non-VSTO, Office-related questions in the forum's Please Read First message. For this question, I recommend the office.developer.automation newsgroup.

Right off-hand, in your code snippet, I'd say the problem is that you're trying to save a new document. Doing that will trigger the Save As dialog box, blocking Word until that dialog box is answered. Use D.SaveAs and specifiy a file location + name and your code should run...

I very much recommend that you make your Word.Application Visible while developing/testing. Especially if you're not familiar with the object model. That way you can see things like this.

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Cindy Meister, VSTO/Word MVP

the VSTO forum supports the VSTO technology. As VSTO runs in-process with an Office application, instantiation and release of that application and its objects is not a supported topic, although you may find the odd discussion about it. However, the correct place to ask such questions is the office.developer.automation newsgroup. You'll find a link to that, and other venues for non-VSTO, Office-related questions in the forum's Please Read First message. For this question, I recommend the office.developer.automation newsgroup.

Right off-hand, in your code snippet, I'd say the problem is that you're trying to save a new document. Doing that will trigger the Save As dialog box, blocking Word until that dialog box is answered. Use D.SaveAs and specifiy a file location + name and your code should run...

I very much recommend that you make your Word.Application Visible while developing/testing. Especially if you're not familiar with the object model. That way you can see things like this.

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Cindy Meister, VSTO/Word MVP