Ken,

See Re: Finding an instance of IE Message #805366

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>Brain is malfunctioning this am. How can I tell if IE is open ?
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>Here is What I am doing:
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>IF TYPE('oIE') = 'O'
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> oIE.navigate('myfile')
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>ELSE
> oIE=CREATEOBJECT("InternetExplorer.Application")
>ENDIF
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>But I get a new copy everytime, even if it is already open.
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