>>>Mark,
>>>
>>>I ran into this the other day. Don't do the release(). A com server must be released from the application that created it.
>>>
>>>>Why these two commands will not release a remote server:
>>>>This.poRemoteServerRef.Release()
>>>>This.poRemoteServerRef = NULL
>>>>Sometimes it works sometimes the server is still running.
>>>>
>>>>Any idea?
>>>>Thanks
>>>>
>>And that's how I am releasing it. From app. that creates it.
>

>This.poRemoteServerRef.Release()
>

>
>Will cause the server to hang. Just set the object reference to null.
I see. Will try.