Here are a few lines to get you started.

loObject = CREATEOBJECT("Excel.Application")
loObject.Visible = .T.
loWorkbook = loObject.Workbooks.Add()
loWorkBook.Sheets(1).Cells(1,1).Value = "HelloWorld"

You might want to consider getting the Hentzenwerke automation book.

Mace


>I just need a small code sample to do the following from VFP program: To create an Excel
>file with a single sheet, fill cells with some data from my dbf, apply colors and fonts
>to cells. Other features of Excel (like setting formulas) are not required. I do not
>want to use the command COPY TO .. TYPE XLS. Can anybody help me? Thanks in advance.