You got it. Now if the second call did not work perhaps it is due to the Database class being a member of the Netrics class. Maybe there is a method or property of the Netrics class where you can obtain an instance of the Database object, something like:

myNetricsDb = myNetricsObject.GetDb("Test")

or

myNetricsDb = myNetricsObject.DatabaseObject

Check the docs if you have them, or test about with the intellisense in the command window.

>Thanks,
>
>let me just confirm that I am following your instructions properly:
>
>1. Opened Object Browser
>2. Opened the type library for the com object
>3. Clicked on the name of the library in the tree view in the browser
>4. Copied the guid from the information display at the bottom of th eobject browser
>5. Ran regedt32 and did a find for the guid.
>6. This displayed a typelib and 2 entries above that a progid.
>7. Copied the data from the progid ("Netrics.Netrics.1") to the command window and did a ox = createobject("Netrics.Netrics.1").
>8. This worked, to an extent.
>9. I also did oxDB = CREATEOBJECT("netrics.database.1")
>10. Then oxDB.Name = "Test"
>11. then I get the error OLE error code 0x8002801d: Library not registered.
>
>Did I do the right thing?
>
>>OK, click on the NetricsLib branch in the o.browser and notice the guid and file name (dll) at the bottom. Find this in the registry looking for a key called "ProgID" associated with the entry.
>>
>>If it's there look at the data for it, you should be able to CreateObject this. If it's not there then maybe the library cannot be used this way.
>>
>>>Thanks, I forgot about the Object Browser (I'm using VFP9). Now if I can only make sense of what I am seeing. I found the Netrics stuff and opened it. It displays as NETRICSLib and it has a class called Netrics.
>>>
>>>I tried ox = createobject("Netricslib.netrics") and get the error about the class definition not being found.
>>>
>>>It seems the vendors are able to duplicate my problems (but not consistently) so it is apparently some problem with the library, but wish I could make more sense of it.
>>>
>>>>It sounds like you have VFP7 or newer, why don't you check the Tools->Object browser->COM libraries?
>>>>
>>>>If you can find it you should be able to identify the callable classes.
>>>>
>>>>>Hey Borislav,
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm still having some problems! :(
>>>>>
>>>>>If I do
>>>>>
>>>>>loNetrics = createobject("netrics.netrics")
>>>>>
>>>>>I can then get the intellisense working when I type loNetrics. in the command window, but I get an error when trying to execute the command:
>>>>>
>>>>>OLE error code 0x8002801d: Library not registered.
>>>>>
>>>>>Stranger still, if I create a PRG and declare this:
>>>>>
>>>>>LOCAL loNetrics as
>>>>>
>>>>>I get intellisense showing NetricsLib in the list!
>>>>>
>>>>>Now I'm completely confused.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks for any help you (or anyone else) can offer.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>Found the Netrics keys in the registry (using Regedt32, not regsvr32 :)).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>What do you mean by "check the whole key"? Do you mean the CLSID? What do I do with it?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Just in case this makes any difference, the com objects are supposed tobe in a DLL, which is what was registered on the PC.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Thanks.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>OK,
>>>>>>>>Open registry with regsvr32. Open HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT and search for SearchOpts. If you found it check whole key.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>No, not CLSID. I mean the Text in the Node of the treeview that is above CLSID node :-)