>Thanks for the reply,
>
>Today I tried it on three different boxes.
>
>(Thinkpad T-20, Win 2000, Excel 97)
>(Compaq EN-1000 SFF, Win 2000, Excel 97)
>(Compaq EVO 1.7Ghz, Win 2000, Excel 2002)
>
>It runs on the Excel 2002 box. Dies consistently on the
>other two - never in the same place.
>
>Pretty sure now it isn't just a bad company standard-load.
>All three of these images were developed independently due
>to the differences in the machines.
My understanding is that, from an automation standpoint, Office 97 is not as polished as Office 2000 or 2002. IIRC John Koziol made some comments to that effect when he was developing FRX2Word.
If you're pushing automation hard you may need to use 2K or 2002 for reliability.
Regards. Al
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