set TargetFile to (path to desktop) & "TestFileName"
tell application "Microsoft Word"
-- These work:
--create new document
--set ReportDoc to the active document
-- These do not work:
--set ReportDoc to create new document
set ReportDoc to make new document
save as ReportDoc file name TargetFile
insert text ("Some text" & return) at end of text object of active document
set ReportText to text object of ReportDoc
--> Microsoft Word got an error: The object you are trying to access does not exist
tell ReportText to insert text ("Some text" & return) at end
save ReportDoc
close ReportDoc
end tell