Excel is unable to automate Word

[mpg_Saipan]

Greetings - I have been using a very generic bit of code for years to open a new instance of Word from an Excel macro. I recently reinstalled Office 365 and since then, the code raises error 429 (active-x component can't create the object). I should note that I can launch a new instance of Excel, or automate an open excel workbook, from a Word macro without any issues. Here is the code:

Set oWordApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Colo]

Hi,
Seems the code-self has no problem. As I've searched with the error number, the following information has been found.
"It has been discovered that Run-time error 429 is almost always triggered when the affected application tries to access a file that does not exist, has been corrupted or simply hasn’t been registered on Windows for some reason."

How to Fix Runtime Error 429 on Windows 10 and Earlier Versions

Run-time error 429 is a Visual Basic error often seen when creating instances in MS Office or other programs that depends or use Visual Basic. This error

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[mpg_Saipan]

Thank you. You are correct that the code itself is not at issue. However, contrary to what the help file indicates, Word is operating as it should. I have reinstalled Office 365 twice since the error first occurred, and have run the repair tool. Thanks again for looking into this.

 

[Colo]

You are welcome. Seems you've already tried reinstalling and repairing, so nothing I can suggest so far. What an odd error Word shows!
Hope somebody replies with other solutions.