> Meanwhile I found an indication that the IP-Address of the remote machine > has to be stated when instanciating the com object .. but HOW? Which format? > Is there an example existing? .. my monologue is to be continued ... Here's an example of how to use real dcom : $E = new COM("Excel.Application", "[remote IP-Address]"); Marc -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php