>>>>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.

Oh sorry:)
Cetin