thisform.AddObject("oleXL", "OleControl", "Excel.Application.11") WITH thisform.oleXL .left = 75 .top = 75 .width = 200 .height = 100 .visible = .T. wbk = .object.workbooks ENDWITH wbk.add WITH thisform.oleXL.Object * .visible = .T. ; Makes Excel visible as separate application .cells(1,1).value = 7 ENDWITHThis all executes without error, however, neither the OleControl, nor the contained Excel workbook are visible. If I remove the comment on the third line from the bottom, I can seel Excel as a separate application.