>>Thanks
>>But same thing
>>this action cannot be completed because the other program is busy...
>>I have to use taskmanger to exit VFP
>>
>
>did the .close() help at all ?


No. I think it's a bug in Office 2007. Outlook craps out almost every time I used it...

Bummer. Time to go back to XP/office 2003.... :-(
Peter


>
>
>following up on Chris's comment about storing the PK in the contact item...
>
>you can store the PK in the item's user properties
>

>#DEFINE olNumber 3
>.UserProperties.ADD("MyPK",olNumber)
>.UserProperties("MyPK").VALUE = PK
>

>
>and then to search for same
>

>oItem = oItems.FIND('[MyPK]='+ALLTRIM(STR(PK)))
>

>
>hth
>
>n