>What's the diff. between GETOBJECT and CREATEOBJECT when it comes to OLE?
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>xl = CREATEOBJECT("Excel.Application")
>xl.Workbooks.Add
>xl.Visible
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>same as?:
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>xl = GETOBJECT(",Excel.Application")
>xl.Workbooks.Add
>xl.Visible

Greg

Read the first line for each carefully in Help.

CreateObject()
Creates an object from a class definition or an OLE-enabled application.

GetObject()
Activates an OLE automation object and creates a reference to the object.

Notice the first words in the two defunitions. It says it all.

HTH,
Tom