Hi David,
Pretty common topic, see:
http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?catalog=LCID%3D1033&query=word+.net

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Miha Markic [MVP C#] - RightHand .NET consulting & development
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>I need to use word to edit aq document, programitically, adn then save it
>to
> a file (which will then be loaded into the database as a BLOB.
> Is Interop the right way to accomplish this?
> Can anyone give me a pointer to some sample code?