Are the files located in the current directory? I just noticed you're not providing a complete path.

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>Well, closer I guess, at least it doesn't crash VFP6!!
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>When the ThisForm.ocxAVI.OPEN("xxx.avi") runs I get an error saying "OLE IDispatch exception code 0 from Animation: Unable to open AVI file.."
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>I tried it with several different .AVI files, and they DO run with the media player. Any ideas?