Hi,

AFAIK:
OWC does not require You to have Office 2003 installed.
Using the OWC-spreadsheet seems to work for me with XL 97.

Q: Have You really tested it?

parry,
You refer to the same control as I'm discussing.

Q: Why do You not recommend using a OWC-control in a userform?

Yes, it's not a storage-place but it is not required as there exist several options for storing data, on a sheet, in a textfile and in the windows-registry.

Kind regards,
Dennis