Quote Originally Posted by fumei
Right on Howard. In essense you are keeping to your local error handling dictum. Locally speaking, if the issue is: PowerPoint running - Yes? No?, then who cares what the error is with a No? It is No, so you make an instance. If it is Yes, you use that one.

The only real other possibility with error handling a No would be a check to see if there IS a PowerPoint to make an instance of. Not likely the case, but what if PowerPoint was not installed? You would an error (not running), but you would get another error trying to make a new instance.
Hi Gerry,

Isn't this about this topic: http://www.vbaexpress.com/forum/show...newpost&t=3302