Ahmet Orkun GEDiK wrote: What is the proper way to call an ActiveX exe, running on remote machine, from VC client (dll)? DCOM used to be the way to do this. You might want to read up on the subject on MSDN or via a google search. There are a lot of gotchas that can get in the way of even the simplest remote com call. Michael 'Logic, my dear Zoe, merely enables one to be wrong with authority.' - The Doctor: The Wheel in Space