Marc:

Probably you are talking about this:

ObjExcel = createOBJECT("Excel.Application")
with ObjExcel
	.DisplayAlerts = .f.
	.Workbooks.Open("c:\book1.xls")
	.Activewindow.WindowState=-4140		&&Mimimized
	.Visible=.t.
	.activesheet.printpreview(.f.)		&& no changes allowed
	.Visible=.f.
ENDWITH

=messagebox('Press Ok to continue')

ObjExcel.quit
ObjExcel=.NULL.
release Objexcel

>How to see the Excel preview directly , without seeing the books.
>Is this possible??