Chris,

>Can anyone point me a good resource dealing with ole automation? I dont think im taking enough advantage of the tools.

Why not study Chapter 16 of the VFP Programmer's Guide (available in Help):

This chapter discusses:

Designing an OLE Application
Adding OLE Objects to Your Applications
Using ActiveX Controls
Manipulating Objects with Automation
Subclassing Objects
Controlling Visual FoxPro from Other Applications
Creating Automation Servers
Using Remote Automation