Automation error -2147417848 on windows 98 while using excel in VB ( works fine in XP)

[Sudhanshu Jain]

When I am using Excel automation in VB6 to change some values in excel
files, it works fine on Windows XP machine. I used Excel 8.0 object
Library.

but I tested this Exe on windows 98 it started giving me Automation
Error -2147417848 . After debugging I found exact place where error is
coming.

Follwing is the code used in this application

Dim xl As Excel.Application
Dim wb As Excel.Workbook
Dim ws As Excel.Worksheet
Dim rg As Excel.Range
Set xl = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
Set wb = xl.Workbooks.Open(destination, False, False, , OpenPwd,
ModifyPwd)
Set ws = wb.Worksheets(1)
Set rg = ws.UsedRange.Find("<<")
While Not rg Is Nothing
temp = ws.Cells(rg.Row, rg.Column).Formula
ws.Cells(rg.Row, rg.Column).Formula = PutData(temp, rs)
ws.Cells(rg.Row, rg.Column).Formula = ws.Cells(rg.Row, rg.Column)
Set rg = ws.UsedRange.FindNext(rg)
Wend


It gives error on following line

Set rg = ws.UsedRange.Find("<<")


Please some one tell, if this can be solved on windows 98.

 

[SLW526]

Hi Sudhanshu,

I got the same issue as you do, at least that is my understanding. If this
is the same error as I had, then here what you can do. Instead of using
xl.Workbooks.Open, try to use xl.Workbooks.Add. This works for me that is
this should fix the Automation problem for Windows 98.

Jack Wang