My articles won't help :-)

Here's a WAG: What about the UI restriction on COM components? I am assuming Don is trying this from a DLL.

>>Quick question, hope simple answer.
>>I have an automation server (OLEPublic).
>>For testing via VFP directly, I have no problems, but via COM access, it fails at trying to create the outlook object reference.
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>>loOutlook = CreateObject( "outlook.application" )
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>>It fails with a "server execution failed" message. Again, it works fine if I step through via VFP, but not through automation. There are no other instances of Outlook open on the machine. I noticed that as a problem if I had Outlook already open to review e-mail, then tried stepping through via VFP and it wouldn't allow 2 instances to be opened.
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>>Any input would be greatly appreciated.
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>>TIA
>Don,
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>I don't know if this will be any help or not, but John Koziol wrote a couple of articles on Outlook as an automation server in the VFUG (www.vfug.org) newsletter a couple of months back. You might want to review those to see if there's anything that might fit your situation. The newsletters are available on-line at the site.
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>PS: Say hi to Steve Despres for me, if you would.