>Thanks Naomi. that was helpful. I'm getting there. I have pieced together the folowing code.
>
>The only problem remaining is that the save options still pop up for cvs regardless of visible option or not
>any suggestions?
>
>k
>
>

>set safety off
>oExcel = Createobject("Excel.Application")
>#DEFINE xlCSVMSDOS 24
>
>If Vartype(oExcel) != "O"
>* could not instantiate Excel object
>* show an error message here
>Return .F.
>Endif
>
>oWorkbook = oExcel.Application.Workbooks.Open ("C:\mydirectory\myfile.xls")
>oExcel.Visible = .F.
>oExcel.Application.UserControl=.F.
>oExcel.Application.Interactive=.F.  &&& I still get save pop ups --- only remain problem
>
>
>if val(oExcel.Version) > 11
>oExcel.ActiveWorkbook.SaveAS("c:\mydirectory\mynewfile.csv", xlCSVMSDOS )
>else
>oExcel.ActiveWorkbook.SaveAS("c:\mydirectory\mynewfile.csv", xlCSVMSDOS ) 
>endif
>
>
>oExcel.Visible = .T.  &&& save options still pops up in vfp even if i keep detting to .F. for all three
>oExcel.Application.UserControl=.T.
>oExcel.Application.Interactive=.T.
>
>oExcel.quit()
>oExcel = .Null.
>
>copy file c:\vaniermu\admission.csv to c:\vaniermu\admission.txt  &&& this works resolves the above problem
>

oExcel.DisplayAlerts = .f.