Excel macro check for open Word document

[aj311rules]

I have an excel macro that opens a specific Word document, makes changes to the document, saves the document, and then closes Word. The issue is that if Microsoft Word is already open when I run the macro, when it closes the Word document I opened, I receive the error:
"Word cannot save this file because it is already open elsewhere.
(C:\Documents and Settings\...\Normal.dot)"

Is there a way to check for open Word documents at the beginning of the macro and END if there is an open word document.....or a way to suppress this error?

Thanks....

 

[NdNoviceHlp]

See the f(x)'s "Nofileerror" & "Backtoreal" here for some ideas. HTH. Dave
http://www.mrexcel.com/board2/viewtopic.php?t=136269&start=10