>>Win XP Pro, Office 2002 SP1 :
>>oExcel = CREATEOBJECT('excel.application')
>>fails with 80007005 'Access denied' error.
>>Virus scanners disabled. DCOM checked to no avail. Any idea. TIA.
>>PS: It's a Dell computer preinstalled office XP small biz.
>>Cetin
>
>Have you tried
>oExcel=GETOBJECT(,'EXCEL.APPLICATION')

Thanks for replying Mike.
No I haven't tried that. I don't think getobject() has some superiority over createobject() in this situation.
Even if that works I wouldn't use it :( -explained dangers in the past here-
PS: There were no instances of Excel running.
I think this has something to do with installation of office. It works very well on other computers with XP Pro+Excel2002. Program is in use in many type of OS+Office for a long time and this is the first one I'm having trouble with.
Cetin