Cetin

Thanks for being so patient

I dropped an olecontrol and a button on a form

I tried your code as follows in the button click

With thisform.OleControl1
.Navigate2('file://c:\global\mertest.xls')
Do While .ReadyState # 4 && Wait for ready state
EndDo
endwith

oXLS = thisform.OleControl1.object.document
oExcel = oXLS.Application
* Test setting column A,B to red
oExcel.ActiveWorkbook.ActiveSheet.Range('A:B').Interior.ColorIndex = 3


I get ole error code 0x80020006 unknown name against the navigate line.
The file exists

What have I done wrong?

Thanks

Colin