>>>>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

Thanks

Latest versions dont seem to work - unless I can change the default extension to xls