I found this link which can be compiled and run, but you have to add L to all text strings in MessageBox and cast (LPCWSTR)buf in the second argument for it to compile under MVS 8. The function AutoWrap is not in a library! it is provided in the example.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/216686/en-us

But this example will open Exel application and I have not try to suppress Exel from displaying itself on the screen.

Also, what if user has multiple version of Illustrator, how do we resolve it?

I want to target an AI version, for example CS5, find the folder where AI executable is so I can place a few files there, then find the Plugin folder and place my plugin there.

Thank you, but I am still learning all this, it would be good if you can provide sample code that will complile under MVS environment, AutoWrap need an include file which I can't find or is it too much to ask?

This forum is dead quiet, Mr. Patterson must be on vacation, otherwise he would have copy and paste complete compliabled code here, or that he has a better solution and don't want to share because his boss is too competive and don't want to give out a single line of code