>>From your example, the COM server is registered locally because you are using the ProgID to create it.
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>Right, but I didn't have to. I could have used the CLSID, and specified the machine in the second parameter (that was left empty in my example).


I am beginning to make the habit of putting the COM object's resident machine name in a variable (even if its the local PC) and always using
CreateObjectEX() instead of CreateObject(). Before I really get used to doing this, can you think of a reason why it might be a bad idea?

Thanks.