Checking Object Existence

I'm writing a component and in my _Initialize Event I set WordApp = CreateObject("Word.Application"), but sometimes the process remains running if the component doesn't exist gracefully.

Is there some code I should put in the _Terminate Event? How do I check to see if WordApp is actually a live object?

Thanks.
-Steve

not sure if this will work for what you are doing but you could use the isobject() function maybe?

VB Code:

If Not WordApp Is Nothing Then ..... 'the object is live