From: "Robert Comer" 

As I just posted to Ellen a minute ago, I solved the problem, but a
discussion on debugging this kind of stuff might do me some good. (The
AS/400 is my specialty, not PC programming)

> What does the app say it's trying to create?

That's just it, it just says "ActiveX can't create object".  It
doesn't tell me what object, what ActiveX control, or what DLL (it's what
it ended up being)

>What's the history of this app
> on this machine? Is this a sudden failure or has it never worked?

Never worked, fresh install actually.  (Though it did have another closely
related app already installed and working that was programmed at the same
time by the same people)

> I'm presuming from the message that it's a subsidiary component that's not
> being created. So what's the primary?

A home grown app.

> And check the event log, perhaps there's something going on there?

Unfortunately not, no messages at all.

> (There's a good reason for making a small effort when reporting failures.
> Some context and the OS actual error code gives you somewhere to start.)

Definitely, and I was a bit short on details, sorry.  Part of the problem
is the terseness of the error message. :(

- Bob Comer


"Paul Ranson"  wrote in message
news:3f992a14$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> What does the app say it's trying to create? What's the history of this
app
> on this machine? Is this a sudden failure or has it never worked?
>
> I'm presuming from the message that it's a subsidiary component that's not
> being created. So what's the primary?
>
> And check the event log, perhaps there's something going on there?
>
> (There's a good reason for making a small effort when reporting failures.
> Some context and the OS actual error code gives you somewhere to start.)
>
> Paul
>
> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> news:3f988e3f{at}w3.nls.net...
> > Darn, it didn't work.  There's got to be a better way to debug these
types
> > of problems. :(
> >
> > - Bob Comer
> >
> >
> > "Geo."  wrote in message
news:3f98787c$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > RegSvr32 C:\progra~1\common~1\micros~1\dao\dao350.dll
> > >
> > > try that from a cmd line. (found it on google)
> > >
> > > Geo.
> > >
> > > "Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
> > > news:3f98652f$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > Home grown VB5 app.
> > > >
> > > > - Bob Comer
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Geo."  wrote in message
news:3f9859ff{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > > what are you doing when you get the error?
> > > > >
> > > > > Geo.
> > > > >
> > > > > "Robert Comer"
 wrote in message
> > > > > news:3f98424b{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > > > Okay guys, I have a big problem, I'm getting
an "Run-time error
> 429
> > > > > ActiveX
> > > > > > component can't create object".
> > > > > >
> > > > > > To me that means that some OCX control is either
> > missing/unregistered,
> > > > or
> > > > > > that some call to it isn't proper.  I *think* it may be
> MSFLXGRD.OCX
> > > > that
> > > > > > has gone bad, as DLL explorer said it isn't
loaded at run time
on
> > the
> > > PC
> > > > > > that doesn't work, and it is loaded on the
PC's that do. The
error
> > > also
> > > > > > comes up when I'd expect a flex grid to show,
but it doesn't.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > How do I debug/fix this problem?  I tried unregistering
> msflxgrd.ocx
> > > and
> > > > > > reregistering it, but it didn't make any
difference.  (the
proper
> > > > version
> > > > > > msflxgrd.ocx is on the PC, it's just not loading it)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > - Bob Comer 
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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