>>>I have an application which uses the following
>>>
>>>oXLS = thisform.OleControl1.object.document
>>>oExcel = oXLS.Application
>>>
>>>it runs on one machine within my client's set up but not on others
>>>
>>>what software needs to be installed in order to run on every machine
>>
>>What ActiveX control is OleControl1?
>
>Sorry Sergey - I dont know how to answer that
>
>Bud I believe that the machine it runs on OK has Excel 5 installed on it
>
>Where can I download this from?

You can't. Excel is not free software. You have to buy it.

Excel 5 is a very old version. It's unlikely you can buy that, but I'd expect a newer version to work.

Tamar