>I'm using the following line to access a web site (thanks Erik)
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>oIE = CREATEOBJECT( "InternetExplorer.Application" )
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>This IE object displays IE's startup screen, which I'd like to hide.
>
>Any idea how to hide this screen?
>
>TIA

That's strange- I have NEVER seen this.What version of IE? What OS?

I have tried on 95 OSR2, IE 4 and IE5, and NT 4 IE4 and IE5, and never seen IE's startup screen.