>The fact is, VFPCOM is only relevant in VFP. Try instancing it in something else. Good luck... So, if it is only relevant in VFP, it makes sense to stack the deck.

This is basically what I said below...

>COM is a binary standard. To be COM, the IUnkown Interface needs to be implemented. That's it. That is all that is required to be COM Compliant.

Actually, IDispatch is required to late-bind (the only type of instanciation VFP allows). IDispatch inherits IUnknown. But you know that.

>I am not sure what Normal COM is..... Something is either COM or it is not. VFPCOM is COM in every sense.

I think we are arguing semantics...