>I use DDEInitiate to call EXCEL and WORK in my application.
>This works fine in the Developer's Edition 6.0.
>However, when I generate the Distribution disks using the Setup Wizard and then install them, the DDEInitiates always return -1.
>
> I even tried installing the runtime disks on the same machine that I develop on.
>
>Please Help me if you can.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Eddie


First of all, is there a strong reason that you are using DDE instead of OLE automation? DDE is considered outdated technology, it is very finicky, and in most cases, lacks power compared to OLE.

Anyway, to try to answer your question- Are you sure that the end-user machine has Excel installed on it?