>There is also the need in VFP to know the literal definitions of all those vb constants so that you can easily use the correct values when setting properties or passing parameters via automation.

You'll find an application on Rick Strahl's website, www.west-wind.com, that can read the type library and create the FoxPro #DEFINEs. The thing you want to download is called GetConstants.EXE. Run it against the OLB file for PowerPoint, which is in Office subdirectory of the main Office installation directory.

Tamar