diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e202497c9a..7b67dd6e39 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Sun Jun 25 17:18:33 2006  Masaki Suketa  <masaki.suketa@nifty.ne.jp>
+
+	* ext/win32ole/win32ole.c(ole_invoke): support some kind of
+	  method of word. [ruby-Bugs#3237]
+
+	* test/win32ole/test_word.rb: ditto.
+
 Sat Jun 24 23:37:41 2006  Tanaka Akira  <akr@m17n.org>
 
 	* eval.c (rb_eval): use rb_ary_new2 instead of rb_ary_new4 to avoid
diff --git a/ext/win32ole/win32ole.c b/ext/win32ole/win32ole.c
index 6384c9e2cf..0381bb2003 100644
--- a/ext/win32ole/win32ole.c
+++ b/ext/win32ole/win32ole.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 
 #define WC2VSTR(x) ole_wc2vstr((x), TRUE)
 
-#define WIN32OLE_VERSION "0.7.8"
+#define WIN32OLE_VERSION "0.7.9"
 
 typedef HRESULT (STDAPICALLTYPE FNCOCREATEINSTANCEEX)
     (REFCLSID, IUnknown*, DWORD, COSERVERINFO*, DWORD, MULTI_QI*);
@@ -2420,6 +2420,18 @@ ole_invoke(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self, USHORT wFlags, BOOL is_bracket)
                                                  &op.dp, &result,
                                                  &excepinfo, &argErr);
 
+            /* mega kludge. if a method in WORD is called and we ask
+             * for a result when one is not returned then
+             * hResult == DISP_E_EXCEPTION. this only happens on
+             * functions whose DISPID > 0x8000 */
+            if ((hr == DISP_E_EXCEPTION || hr == DISP_E_MEMBERNOTFOUND) && DispID > 0x8000) {
+                memset(&excepinfo, 0, sizeof(EXCEPINFO));
+                hr = pole->pDispatch->lpVtbl->Invoke(pole->pDispatch, DispID, 
+                        &IID_NULL, lcid, wFlags,
+                        &op.dp, NULL,
+                        &excepinfo, &argErr);
+
+            }
             for(i = cNamedArgs; i < op.dp.cArgs; i++) {
                 n = op.dp.cArgs - i + cNamedArgs - 1;
                 VariantClear(&op.dp.rgvarg[n]);
@@ -2447,19 +2459,6 @@ ole_invoke(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self, USHORT wFlags, BOOL is_bracket)
             }
         }
 
-        /* mega kludge. if a method in WORD is called and we ask
-         * for a result when one is not returned then
-         * hResult == DISP_E_EXCEPTION. this only happens on
-         * functions whose DISPID > 0x8000 */
-        if (hr == DISP_E_EXCEPTION && DispID > 0x8000) {
-            VariantInit(&result);
-            memset(&excepinfo, 0, sizeof(EXCEPINFO));
-            hr = pole->pDispatch->lpVtbl->Invoke(pole->pDispatch, DispID, 
-                                                 &IID_NULL, lcid, wFlags,
-                                                 &op.dp, &result,
-                                                 &excepinfo, &argErr);
-
-        }
     }
     /* clear dispatch parameter */
     if(op.dp.cArgs > cNamedArgs) {
diff --git a/test/win32ole/test_word.rb b/test/win32ole/test_word.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49904809ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/win32ole/test_word.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#
+# This is test for [ruby-Bugs#3237]
+#
+begin
+  require 'win32ole'
+rescue LoadError
+end
+require "test/unit"
+
+if defined?(WIN32OLE)
+  class TestWIN32OLE_WORD < Test::Unit::TestCase
+    
+    def setup
+      begin
+        @obj = WIN32OLE.new('Word.Application')
+      rescue WIN32OLERuntimeError
+        @obj = nil
+      end
+    end
+
+    def test_ole_methods
+      if @obj
+        @obj.visible = true
+        @obj.wordbasic.disableAutoMacros(true)
+        assert(true)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def teardown
+      if @obj
+        @obj.quit
+        @obj = nil
+      end
+    end
+
+  end
+end