>There is no magic. VFP COM components cannot "see" VFP cursors in other data sessions or other components. I still do not see what the big deal is. Follow this scenario:
>
>VFP Component serves up data:
> 1. Open Data

Sorry if I'm being dense here John. Please explain this step. How does a COM server "open" data?

Actually, it would be most helpful if you could put together a quick code example that could be used in a VFP COM server that would make use of data from the calling process' datasession.