Cetin

Thanks - that moves me forward

Now when I click on the button it brings up the file download dialogue. The control I put on the form was done by adding an activex control from the toolbar) then when the dialogue came up adding a microdoft web browser control. Have I added the wrong control?

Colin

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


Thanks


Colin