>But it seems like the permissions and web setup is not the issue. I looks like the problem is something to do with it being an EXE. btw- If you look at the code I posted earlier you will notice that I have lots of logging built in as you suggest.
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>EXE based COM objects can have UI, DLL-based ones can't. I saw your logging code (that's why I asked what it had logged). However, it could also have been the logging code causing the problem which is why I suggested writing something really simple and with explicit paths.

It never logs anything. Doesn't get that far. I tried commenting out the logging statements and get the same result. There is a UI command (REPORT FORM) in one of the functions which is why I need an EXE instead of a DLL. Of course this doesn't come into play yet because I can't even get it instantiated. :(