thanx 4 the piece of info.but i happened to see that info earlier.i seem to have a serious problem in inderstanding the COleSafeArray .can u plz explain why we create an array DWORD numElements[] = {10, 10}; .is that a one dimensional array or something else.im totalled.plz mail me at rajeshvv007@yahoo.com if u aint mind. thanx 4 helpin.....