>If you want ANY UI at all you have to compile it as an EXE instead of a DLL. You also have to remember that the COM sever will be starting up in a completely default VFP environment and folder.

Remember, Dave, that this is the way it is supposed to work. Many have discovered bugs in VFP dlls that show apparently VFP gets confused and doesn't always create a new default datasession. This has caused much distress for some, and I believe Ken Levy said that it is a known problem and will be addressed.