hi all im having a little snafu since im working with the DTS imported type library, since seems i have to work for quite a while with this i better get started, but so far i havent been able to execute a dts package, since i just pirated the examples from VB maybe i am doing sth wrong procedure TForm1.Button4Click(Sender: TObject); var objDTS: TPackage; ostofhost: OleVariant; begin cca := 0; objDTS := TPackage.Create(Self); objDTS.LoadFromStorageFile('C:\DTSDemo.dts', '', '', '', '', ostofhost); objDTS.Execute; end; got the following message: 'Provider generated code execution exception: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION' i also had a few other samples that after trying to configure users and passwords and connections et. al. ultimately had the same untimely ending :( if anyone knows any tips of helpful articles will be greatly appreciated. i'll be trying to in the meantime... thanks moises __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe delphi" Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/