>Hi Viv, I trapped the error and the code is -2147467259 which means E_FAIL which means unspecified error - so no closer to solving it :-(
>
>Edit
>Got this from the Exception.GetType()
>

>{Name = "COMException" FullName = "System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException"}
>    [System.RuntimeType]: {Name = "COMException" FullName = "System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException"}
>    base: {Name = "COMException" FullName = "System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException"}
>    Assembly: {mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089}
>    AssemblyQualifiedName: "System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089"
>    Attributes: Public | Serializable | BeforeFieldInit
>    BaseType: {Name = "ExternalException" FullName = "System.Runtime.InteropServices.ExternalException"}
>    ContainsGenericParameters: false
>    DeclaringMethod: 'ex.GetType().DeclaringMethod' threw an exception of type 'System.InvalidOperationException'
>    DeclaringType: null
>    FullName: "System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException"
>    GenericParameterAttributes: 'ex.GetType().GenericParameterAttributes' threw an exception of type 'System.InvalidOperationException'
>    GenericParameterPosition: 'ex.GetType().GenericParameterPosition' threw an exception of type 'System.InvalidOperationException'
>    GenericTypeArguments: {System.Type[0]}
>    GUID: {07f94112-a42e-328b-b508-702ef62bcc29}
>    HasElementType: false
>    IsAbstract: false
>    IsAnsiClass: true
>    IsArray: false
>    IsAutoClass: false
>    IsAutoLayout: true
>    IsByRef: false
>    IsClass: true
>    IsCOMObject: false
>    IsConstructedGenericType: false
>    IsContextful: false
>    IsEnum: false
>    IsExplicitLayout: false
>    IsGenericParameter: false
>    IsGenericType: false
>    IsGenericTypeDefinition: false
>    IsImport: false
>    IsInterface: false
>    IsLayoutSequential: false
>    IsMarshalByRef: false
>    IsNested: false
>    IsNestedAssembly: false
>    IsNestedFamANDAssem: false
>    IsNestedFamily: false
>    IsNestedFamORAssem: false
>    IsNestedPrivate: false
>    IsNestedPublic: false
>    IsNotPublic: false
>    IsPointer: false
>    IsPrimitive: false
>    IsPublic: true
>    IsSealed: false
>    IsSecurityCritical: false
>    IsSecuritySafeCritical: false
>    IsSecurityTransparent: true
>    IsSerializable: true
>    IsSpecialName: false
>    IsUnicodeClass: false
>    IsValueType: false
>    IsVisible: true
>    MemberType: TypeInfo
>    Module: {CommonLanguageRuntimeLibrary}
>    Namespace: "System.Runtime.InteropServices"
>    ReflectedType: null
>    StructLayoutAttribute: {System.Runtime.InteropServices.StructLayoutAttribute}
>    TypeHandle: {System.RuntimeTypeHandle}
>    TypeInitializer: null
>    UnderlyingSystemType: {Name = "COMException" FullName = "System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException"}
>

>
>Isn't it wonderful ?

But not useful - it's just the Type of the Exception :-{

My guess is still a permissions error.......