>I agree with Cetin in that it is not a good practice to use global variables. Rather I use a property attached to _VFP system object as follows:
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>ADDPROPERTY(_VFP, "oExcel", CreateObject("Excel.Application"))
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>Now you can use the assignment anywhere as _VFP.oExcel

In case you didn't notice, Cetin also wrote "or a property of a public object". IOW, he recommends to NOT use your solution.