Hilary,

Thanks for your reply.

Question 1:

I set up a Pull subscription scenerio and on the SQLServer Express instance
when I run WSM I get the following error:
"The Schema script 'Accrual_2.sch' could not be propogated to the
Subscriber."
"The process could not read the file 'C:\Program Files...' due to OS Error
3"

That directory does not exist from the "unc\" part of the path so I am
assuming that a snapshot hasn't been created.  If  I am correct how do I
generate a snapshot in SQL Express?  Or is it created on the SQL Server
instance and copied over?

Question 2:

The VB Code below is my quick attempt at using the Active X control.  The
code generates the following error: "The subscription to publication
'TestSub1' has expired or does not exist" which is not right...it does in
fact exist as illustrated in my screenshot...what am I missing here?

Option Explicit
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' Add Reference Microsoft SQL Distribution Control 8.0

Private mobjDistr As SQLDISTXLib.SQLDistribution

Private Sub main()
Set mobjDistr = New SQLDISTXLib.SQLDistribution

On Error GoTo Errhandler

With mobjDistr
   'Set up the Publisher
   .Publisher = "VIRTUAL1"
   .PublisherDatabase = "00010101"
   .Publication = "TPTestSub1"
   .PublisherSecurityMode = NT_AUTHENTICATION

   'Set up the Subscriber.
   .Subscriber = "PARENTVM\TPSVCCTR01"
   .SubscriberDatabase = "00010101"
   .SubscriberDatasourceType = SQL_SERVER
   .SubscriberSecurityMode = DB_AUTHENTICATION
   .SubscriberLogin = "V1"
   .SubscriberPassword = "pw"

   'Set up the Subscription.
   .SubscriptionType = PULL
   .SynchronizationType = AUTOMATIC

   'Synchronize the data.
   .Initialize
   .Run
   .Terminate

   MsgBox "Complete"

End With

Exit Sub

Errhandler:
MsgBox Error

End Sub
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Thanks a ton for your help!
RSH