>First of all, is there a strong reason that you are using DDE instead of OLE automation? DDE is considered outdated technology, it is very finicky, and in most cases, lacks power compared to OLE.
>Anyway, to try to answer your question- Are you sure that the end-user machine has Excel installed on it?


I made a typo in the first message. It's suppose to say WORD instead of WORK.
Yes, Excel is installed on the work stations. I even installed the run-time
disks on the computer I use for development.

The reason I used DDE instead of OLE was that it although it is less powerful, it was a simpler to implement. I'm not married to it. But at this point,
I need it to work.

Thanks for any help you can give,

Eddie