>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

Colin,
Also check:
Dell computer with preinstalled office? If so security settings for Excel.Application in DCOM.
First try can you simply do oExcel = createobject("Excel.application").

And search for almost for the same problem (in last 2 months I guess).
Cetin