Hi,
Sounds like a dangling object reference. Check this link http://www.levelextreme.com/wconnect/wc.dll?FournierTransformation~2,2,9466

>hi, I have created a FoxPro exe file called qTable.exe that uses Excel. Most of the time, the exe works, however
>sometimes it does not. In these cases, I sometimes find in the Windows Task Manager that
>qTable.exe is still in memory and keeping certain tables open. Is there a way that I can
>programmtically check to see if qTable.exe is still in memory before running it?
>Thanks
>Steve