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to: John Cuccia
from: Robert Comer
date: 2003-10-24 10:42:02
subject: Re: ActiveX can`t create object -- HELP!!

From: "Robert Comer" 

> Did you try copying the control from another PC to make sure the copy
> on the problem machine isn't somehow corrupt?

Yep, tried that. It's fixed now -- it was a DLL that was the problem.

> Brute force: reinstall the OS on the machine in question.

That would have been a no go -- it's got another very complex app that I
don't EVEN want to mess with. 

- Bob Comer


"John Cuccia"  wrote in message
news:mhcipvc88rjbp9qr15c3ha9jop3o1v33np{at}4ax.com...
> On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 17:03:11 -0400, "Robert Comer"
>  wrote:
>
> >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)
>
> Did you try copying the control from another PC to make sure the copy
> on the problem machine isn't somehow corrupt?
>
> Brute force: reinstall the OS on the machine in question.

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