loExcel = CREATEOBJECT("Excel.Application") loExcel.Workbooks.Open("Somefile.xls") loExcel.Workbooks.SaveAS("Somefile.dbf",8) && Convert to dbf 3 loExcel.Workbooks.Close(0) && Close, do not keep changes loExcel.QuitThis does the job, without user interface, BUT not for all XLS-files. Some of them convert completely, some of them only convert the first 2 or 3 columns.