i also need some reference to some vbscript that can be used in excel. i use the Response.ContentType = "application/vnd.ms-excel" to display a table in an excell spreadsheet. i also make one of the cells a hyperlink, but the problem i am having is i cannot get the hyperlink to open in a new window. i guess my question is, does excel understand the properties of the html anchor tag? i use the target=_blank, but it still opens in the same window.