>>>Hi,
>>>I just key in your code in my program.
>>>
>>>

>>>
>>>TRY
>>>  oExcel = CREATEOBJECT([Excel.Application])
>>>CATCH
>>>   MessageBox([There is no EXCEL installed])
>>>ENDTRY
>>>oExcel.visuable = .t.
>>>

>>
>>If you enter oExcel = CREATEOBJECT("Excel.Application") in the command window, does Intellisense "kick in" when you type oExcel and hit the "." key on the next line?
>
>local oExcel as [Excel.Application]
>
>and intellisense magic starts even w/o creation:) W/o that and just createobject(), newObject() it doesn't:(
>
>Update: I stand corrected. I missed you were saying "command window". Yes it does then. Even with other objects I use command window to discover objects,child objects,properties etc which I don't know where to get documentation from:)
>Cetin

My message was emant for Yim, to check whether the excel object was created ot not.