Mardigin wrote: CString lpszNewValue= "={""Label1"",""Label2""}"; In C++, to insert a """ character you have to use "\"", not """" like in VB. Ryan "Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"

Okay I was able to get the hdc in the following manner void CBPReportView::OnPrint(CDC* pDC, CPrintInfo* pInfo) { // TODO: add customized printing code here if(pInfo->m_bDocObject) { CDC * pOleDC = this->GetDC(); pDC->Attach(pOleDC->m_hDC); pDC->TextOut(100,100,"Muah ha ha h aa"); COleDocObjectItem::OnPrint(this, pInfo, TRUE); ReleaseDC(pOleDC); } else CView::OnPrint(pDC, pInfo); } Only trouble is that "muah ha ha h aa" never shows up on my printed page, only the excel spreadsheet shows up. Any ideas? Mardigin

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I was able to remove the formula bar and the Grid headings with the following code. app.SetDisplayFormulaBar(FALSE); Window win = app.GetActiveWindow(); win.SetDisplayHeadings(FALSE); I still want to remove the "Formatting Toolbar" and all of the menus associated with Excel. Anyideas. Classes of interest are --> Menu, MenuBar, MenuBars, MenuItem, MenuItems, Menus, Toolbar, ToolbarButton, ToolbarButtons, Toolbars Sincerely, Mardigin

Okay, I used the license key requestor to try and discover the license key for mschart.ocx This app can be downloaded at http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q151771 However it says that mschart.ocx does not have a license. This is basically what I wish to do. I wish to embed an excel spreadsheet and chart into an application build using MFC. I wish my users to only require office 97 at best installed. Is this a possability? Are there ActiveX controls compatible for excel97 spreadsheet and chart? Mardigin

Thank you for your reply. I actually setup a windows 98 box without anything installed on it and wrote a quick little utility that had excel embeded into it. You are absolutely correct, when I try to execute it on the windows 98 box absolutely nothing happens. Thanks again for the feedback. Mardigin

I am not entirely sure what the problem was here, but I rebuild the project and it works fine now. Hmm.. I think that I may not have build the correct type of project the first time around. At first I build a Win32 Application, the second time I used the MFC App Wizard. I realize now that the AtiveX Controls must be part of MFC and that explains Why I could not add them to my project. Thank you for your reply Mardigin