the runtime files were in the folder in question but i also copied them into the windows and system folders as well and it has started to work
Cheers
~M


Mark,
Are the VFP 6 runtime files available on the 98 machine? If so, are they in the path (same directory as DLL or in System directory) when you try to instantiate the object.

Regards.
Larry Miller
MCSD, MVP Visual FoxPro
LMiller3@bellatlantic.net

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