Thanks, Bruce, but I was using GetObject() with its parameter list successfully on the first 4 computers tested. Only when it didn't work on the fifth did I try CreateObject() with its own parameters. Too bad - would have been an easy fix.

Barbara

>GetObject() has quite different parameters than CreateObject(), in case you tried using it the same way. The Solution in vfp has an example of both Word & Excel done with GetObject()...