Hi Ralph

To (hopefully) complete this thread, using the 8.5 version of VC worked. Following an error message about the wrong version of CRVIEWER.DLL, I had to copy the CRVIEWER.DLL in my C:\Windows\System32 folder over the existing one in my C:\Program Files\Seagate Software\Viewers\ActiveXViewer folder to synch versions, but after that it worked like a charm.

Thanks so much for your suggestion and follow through. I just know my client is going to be ecstatic, and I have another wonderful tool in my consultant's toolbox.

Steve