>jens erik and ed rauh,
>thanks for your help.
>now getting back to the ole message that stared this thread -- see the excerpt that i sent to greenleaf (owners of the
>commx controls that caused the problem):
>=================================
>the activex controls are registered. i seemed to have solve the problem but i
>am not sure of the compnonent that corrected the problem. hopefully you may
>have a clue.
>i first installed microsoft explorer 5.0. this did not solve the problem. i
>then installed microsoft outlook 2000. it seems one of its support libraries or
>files was needed to use the commx controls.(i did this because the windows 95
>machine that the application worked on had outlook2000 installed)
>
>i then uninstalled outlook200, trying to simulate the problem again to determine
>what component was needed but apparently it did not uninstall the component or
>components that enabled the commx controls to work.
>
>if you think you may have an idea let me know
>====================================================================
>
>from this sordid data, do one of you guys have a clue to what componenet it was that solved the problem. i am still
>trying to figure it out. i would like to know so when i get a call about the problem i will be able to send or let the
>enduser know what files they need to have installed. or would it be an issue of saying you need to have
>a certain version of windows installed or higher for this to work. this is getting to me, big time.
>
>thank you
>frank

Hi Frank, I just ran into the same problem and was wondering if you ever tracked down this problem.

Thanks