The directory of the compter_name where the DCOM was had to be shared. The client desktop seemed to need a copy of the VBR file. regClient32 needed a session. We have worked through 3 instanciation errors. There is one more in front of us.

BUT: Never considered your suggestion regarding CLSID with the computer name in COEX. THANX! (maybe this will eliminate the need to have a client local VBR.)

BTW Does DCOM+ have auto-registration capabilities? Can VFP DCOM+?

TAL Terry

>Terry,
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>>o=createobjectex('MyDll.MyClass','\\MyComputer')
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>Also note that to use CREATEOBJECTEX with the class name, you must first register the EXE on the client (follow instructions in the docs I pointed you to in the other message -- configuring the client).
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>OR you must use the CLSID with Computername. See docs for CREATEOBJECTEX.