>Checking loADO after the ProcessData call shows that
> loADO is an object, but it no no longer has a
> cursortype property.
Have you checked to see if you have access to other properties and/or methods of loADO from inside ProcessData? I mean, are all properties/methods gone or only that particular property (cursortype) is gone?

On a second thought, I am not sure how PEMSTATUS works on COM objects. For example, I have seen that the debug does not show all properties and methods for a COM object (or an ActiveX control) until they have been referenced in code. Could it be that PEMSTATUS have a similar behavior?