>>>I had to issue SYS(2331,1) on the line immediately before CrViewer1.VeiwReport
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>>I looked up sys(2331) in the help file; but couldn't find it; what does it do?
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>yikes... need more coffee. It's SYS(2333,1) - help states ActiveX Dual Interface Support. the 1 enables dual interface support.

that makes *MUCH* more sense! Those little details