Word Doc closes when opened via OLE

[scottfarcus]

I have a database that stores reports (both the path and the actual document) and a form that displays the report list showing the doc. When I dbl-click the OLE box to open the report in Word it works perfectly.

However, when I move to any other control on the form, the document closes in Word.

Should I be instantiating Word and opening the document manually, rather than via the Auto-Activate property of the OLE box?

Is there a way to do it using auto activate so that the doc doesn't close itself?

Thanks!