>Good story, George. I've had a similar experience myself. A couple of my recent projects have involved writing VBA code (not automation from VFP to Office, but code in the Office environment). Almost invariably, I find myself testing things out by automating the server from the Command Window, then writing the VBA code I need. That approach is so much easier than trying to write the code in the VBE, run it to test it, ...
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Tamar,

Thanks. I think this is something that I think shouldn't be overlooked. In my first experience with an SQLDMO object (a different one), I simply didn't think to use Intellisense to help me figure things out. I read books and docs, and even asked privately a couple of folks here (Thanks again, Larry). Took me nearly a day and a half. That's one mistake (not trying to use Intellisense) I won't make again.