Archie. I may be way off base here but is it possible to read DDE information say from a DDE enabled device such as a Wonderware panel?. I have a site that has a WW panel and wants to provide additional remote OIT displays without the cost of the WW. I know DDE is out of date but I believe WW still uses it in some form... FastDDE, I think they call it. I was just curious since DDE is a Microsoft exchange and VB is a Microsoft software that there maybe a native way to communicate thru this exchange??? Thanks