ahh thanks borislav - I missed the select
k

>>how would i open an excel sheet scrolled to a specifc area say A-24 - i have the first part of the plan:
>>thanks K
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>>oXL = CREATEOBJECT("Excel.Application")
>>oXL.DisplayAlerts = .t.
>>oXL.Visible =.t.
>>oWorkbook = oXL.Workbooks.Open('MyTable.xls')
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>oXL.Range("A24").Select
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