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>I compiled my app to an exe file and ran it on a pc that has office97 installed on it. I get the following error:
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>Runtime error '429':
>ActiveX component can't create object
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>Any other ideas?
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>>-Remove the reference to Excel.
>>-Declare as object (Dim xlApp as Object).
>>-Instantiate your object (Set xlApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application"))

Even though you did not clear this, you can still use this knowledge base article from MS: http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q246/3/35.ASP

It has code that will check which version of Excel is installed and you can adjust accordingly.