Tamar,

We did a complete new install of Outlook with a newer version but it hasn't fixed the problem. Can you clue me in as to what the registry entry should look like?

TIA,

>>Based on a number of threads, the following code should create an instance of Outlook.
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>>loOutlook = CREATEOBJECT("Outlook.Application")
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>>But when I run that code, either from a program or the command line, when I haven't previously opened up Outlook from the Start menu, I get a "Server execution failed error". If Outlook is already running, the object gets instantiated and everything works as expected.
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>>Can anyone tell me why?
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>I'd be suspicious of a registry issue. You might dig around and see whether the registry entry for the application is pointing at the EXE.
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>Tamar