Jay,

Depending on what it might return you might try sending it a reference to an integer or to a preallocated string buffer. I'm sure it'll complain or crash the machine if doesn't like it. *g*

>I am using an imaging OCX in VFP 5 that wants a
>(VB) variant variable passed to it so that it
>has a place to return the result. I have
>avoided the problem by not using the command but
>now need it.