That helps:) Using Thread::Use and useit Win32::OLE; stops perl from segfaulting when the thread terminates, and gets rid of the "Free to wrong pool" error.

I'm still getting errors (from Win32::OLE) when calling some methods within the Scripting Object. I know the Scripting Object can be used on multiple threads from within VB, so its a case of trying to track down where the conflict lies. I might get time for this later if my current project gets under my skin--which it is beginning to:(