Have you created an MFC or a regular dll? MFC dlls can only be used from MFC applications. If you want to use the functions from a not-MFC application, replace CString with string.

Hmm.. Considering that you can use the handle of a loaded DLL to get pointers to the exported functions inside, it would seem logical that the same procedure can be applied vice-versa. When you load an application, you usually get an instance handle. Passing this instance handle out of the application context (thread) into a DLL's handler function (residing in another thread), should allow you to use GetProcAddress or a similar function to get the exported symbols of your .Net application. This should be pretty easy to implement with MFC, just by using AfxGetInstanceHandle in the executable, and passing this handle over to the DLL, you can use the handle to get the exported symbols. But a case with VB .Net and VC++ DLL, I'm not sure. I don't know how you can export symbols from a VB.Net application/DLL. See the VB manual for instructions on this one. But the outline of the procedure I mentioned should work. An additional problem may arise because the .Net application most obviously runs over the CLR, and is thus considered 'managed'. Passing a handle of a managed application to an unmanaged DLL might prove "interesting" results :) All in all, try this out, and you'll see what happens.. -Antti Keskinen ---------------------------------------------- The definition of impossible is strictly dependant on what we think is possible.

Simple: ListView1.Item(<index>).Selected = True But, the ListView control also has to have the focus for the select highlight to show. Use this: ListView1.Select() ' Make the ListView the active control. ListView1.Item(<index>).Selected = True ' Select the items we want. RageInTheMachine9532

See if the following works for you: ConnectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _ "Data Source=e:\My Documents\Orders.xls;Extended Properties=""Excel 8.0;HDR=NO""" Dim ExcelConnection As New System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection(ConnectionString ) ExcelConnection.Open() Dim ExcelCommand As System.Data.OleDb.OleDbCommand = ExcelConnection.CreateCommand() ExcelCommand.CommandText = "SELECT * INTO [Orders] FROM [Orders] IN '' [ODBC;Driver={SQL Server};Server=(local);Database=Northwind;Trusted_ Connection=yes];" ExcelCommand.CommandType = CommandType.Text ExcelCommand.ExecuteNonQuery() ExcelConnection.Close() :)

Make sure the service has the option turned on that allows it to 'interract with the desktop'. Paul Watson wrote: "At the end of the day it is what you produce that counts, not how many doctorates you have on the wall." George Carlin wrote: "Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things." Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: If the physicists find a universal theory describing the laws of universe, I'm sure the asshole constant will be an integral part of that theory.