PROCEDURE OpenExcelFile LPARAMETERS tcExcelFile LOCAL lcTmpTable as String LOCAL lcTmpAlias as String lcTmpTable = ADDBS(SYS(2023))+SYS(2015) CREATE TABLE (lcTmpTable) FREE (excelfile G) lcTmpAlias = JUSTSTEM(lcTmpTable) SELECT(lcTmpAlias) APPEND BLANK APPEND GENERAL excelfile FROM tcExcelFile *!* BROWSE Thisform.oleObject.ControlSource = ALLTRIM(lcTmpAlias)+".excelfile" THisform.Refresh() ENDPROCWhen I made BROWSE... I can see.. General field still empty.