Option strict on disallow late binding

[Jabir]

Hello guys:
I need help I am getting an error saying:Option strict on disallow late binding.
It seems like it's asking me to turn option strict off this is my code:

 ' Procedure to Write the Word documents content into RTF
    Public Sub WriteToRTF()
        Try
            Dim eWord, oWord As Object
            Dim iCount As Integer
 
            ' Create Word Object
            eWord = CreateObject("Word.Application")
 
            If Not eWord Is Nothing Then
                ' Open the Word file
                oWord = eWord.Documents.Open(gstNamingDocumentPath)
 
                ' Get the Line count for the current document
                iCount = oWord.ComputeStatistics(Word.WdStatistic.wdStatisticCharactersWithSpaces)
                iCount = iCount / 65
 
                ' Assign the Line count value 
                txtLineCount.Text = iCount
 
                ' Write to RTF named as output.rtf
                mobjOutputFile = Application.StartupPath & "\output.rtf"
 
                'Save as doc file 0.doc into 0.rtf format
                oWord.SaveAs(mobjOutputFile, 6)
                oWord.Close()
 
                ' Load the Rtf file in to txtword 
                txtWord.LoadFile(mobjOutputFile)
 
                'Check a running instance is found
                eWord.Quit()
                System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ReleaseComObject(eWord)
 
                ' Clear the Word Object
                eWord = Nothing
            End If
        Catch ex As Exception
            AppendtoLog(ex)
        End Try
    End Sub

[Killer42]

I need help I am getting an error saying: Option strict on disallow late binding. It seems like it's asking me to turn option strict off this is my code: ...

Seems to me, it could just as well be asking you not to use late binding. From the sound of it, the meaning is simply "hey, you can't do that because your settings don't allow it - change the setting, or don't do it".

Two questions for you...

1) What version of VB are you using?

2) Which line produces the error?

Um... make that three.

3) Does this error happen at compile, or runtime. I'm guessing the former.

[Jabir]

Seems to me, it could just as well be asking you not to use late binding. From the sound of it, the meaning is simply "hey, you can't do that because your settings don't allow it - change the setting, or don't do it".

Two questions for you...

1) What version of VB are you using?

2) Which line produces the error?

Um... make that three.

3) Does this error happen at compile, or runtime. I'm guessing the former.

Hello
I am running VB 2005
And the error is on this line
oWord = eWord.Documents.Open(gstNamingDocumentPath)
It happens actually at compile time.

[Killer42]

Hello
I am running VB 2005
And the error is on this line
oWord = eWord.Documents.Open(gstNamingDocumentPath)
It happens actually at compile time.

So, perhaps you need to set oWord to the specific object type, rather than generic Object. Isn't that what early/late binding means? With a specific type ("early" binding, I think?), VB can check all your references to properties and methods at compile time, to make sure everything is kosher. With "late" binding, it can't tell until runtime. So I guess using the generic Object type might be incompatible with early binding.

[Jabir]

Thanks for the hint
I changed dim oword as object to dim oword as word.document
and it worked fine.
Thanks.

[Killer42]

Thanks for the hint
I changed dim oword as object to dim oword as word.document
and it worked fine.

Great! Glad we could help. :)