>Thanks Fred. I didn't notice it was a keyword. I thought it was a reference to the object's name.
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>I appreciate your help.
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>Mike

Some properties you can get away with referencing them without the .Object, and others you can't. I think it's a pretty safe bet to use .Object all the time. I know you have to use it anytime there is a "conflict" between a VFP property on the OLE container and the OLE object itself (like .Value).