Thanks, Jon, that was just what I was missing.

We'd end up with something like this:
*
* Save this to temp.prg and run it.
*
PUBLIC x
x = NewObject('temp','temp.prg')
x.Show()

*
**************************************************
*-- Class: temp
*-- BaseClass: form
*
DEFINE CLASS temp AS form

AutoCenter = .T.
Visible = .T.
LockScreen = .F.
Name = "Form1"

ADD OBJECT OleControl1 AS OleMsComm WITH ;
Top = 0, ;
Left = 0, ;
Height = 100, ;
Width = 100, ;
Visible = .F., ;
Name = "Olecontrol1"

ENDDEFINE
*
DEFINE CLASS OleMsComm AS OLECONTROL
OLECLASS = 'MSCommLib.MsComm.1'
ENDDEFINE
*
******************************************

I tried it and it works. Is it possible to add activex controls like this one to containers other than forms? That was what Tom was trying to do.

Gregg