Ed,
Maybe that's why I'm having a problem! I have embedded objects (mostly Word and Excel) in a general field in a table. I want to create a form where I can control the user access to the document by way of push buttons: Print it, Look at it - but NOT make any changes, Edit it, Create a new one. (This is becuase of security reasons. Not all users can modify these docs, but they can "see" them) So with the "Print" button, I just want to send a command to print the document. With View I just want to print preview. Edit and create I think I can manage from the documentation I've got. I don't know how to send the print and print preview commands to Word or excel or powerpoint or whatever because I can't find what they are!

On a related note, when you embed an object interactively through the dialogue, you have a check box to display the object as an icon. How do I do this with the appe/modify general command? There doesn't seem to be an option for it in the appe general help topic or the "Adding Ole" chapter 10 in the VFP help.

Thanks for your help!
Susan

>>Hi!
>>Can anyone tell me where I can find the OLE verbs for manipulating Office97 docs from within a VFP6 application? I just spent two hours looking for this on MSDN on this with no luck!
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>What do you mean by OLE verbs? Do you mean the published methods of the ActiveX components associated with various automation objects associated with Office97 applications? If so, try David Frankebach's web site.