>>>Hi
>>>
>>>Have been successfully using Excel automation for months - now when I run the application I get an error oxls is not an object - could Excel have been corrupted?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>Colin
>>
>>Probably not Excel itself, but more likely the registry entries for Excel.
>
>Would uninstalling Office and reinstalling fix it in your view>
>
>Colin

That's usually the only solution that works. Sometimes, you can just do a repair installation.