>>A VCX DCOM with the following properties and triggers:
>>1) An account_number property (receives the account number from client form).
>>2) An account_number_assign method (triggers a seek on the account_number to the DNS Account/Name DBF/CDX)
>>3) A return_name property (recieves the name resulting from the account_number_assign method)
>>4) A return_name_assign method (triggers a "forward" of the DCOM return_name contents to the Client name text box.)
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>I'm not quite sure I understand exactly what you are doing, but I have a suggestion or tow for implementing this server object:

Thanks for the feed back! I am looking a GetName() right now! What I'm trying to learn is how to request an index lookup to a DNS (a web server) DBF/CDX based on a key entered into a "client" VFP Form (exe), and then put the "name" (returned from the DNS server DBF) onto a textbox on the "client" VFP Form (exe/desktop).

1) On the client form an account number is entered.
2) The lost focus on the client form instances (through DCOM) a session with a DBF/CDX located on the DNS server (web server).
3) The session seeks the account number on the server's DBF, and returns a "name" associated with the "sought" accountnumber to the client form.
Client to DCOM (with account key)
DCOM to SERVER DBF (with a seek account key)
SERVER DBF TO DCOM (stash the name associated with the account key)
DCOM to Client (place the name on the client form)
* And I would like it to be all VFP/xBase. Does this make since?
Terry