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ActiveX component can't create object: 'Excel.Applicat ion' error ONLY in IIS

Hi,

I have a simple web page that starts Excel and fills it with some
dummy data. Using IE I can run this web page from the C: drive (IE: "C:
\startexcel.htm ") and it runs fine. However, when I put the web page
in the wwwroot directory in IIS and try to run it there (IE: "http://
startexcel.htm" ) it gives me the error:

Error: ActiveX component can't create object: 'Excel.Applicat ion'

The code line that fires the error can be seen below:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="VBScr ipt">

sub button1_onclick ()

' Launch Excel
dim app
set app = createobject("E xcel.Applicatio n")

end sub

Is there a way to start Excel from IIS using VBScript? Or JavaScript
even?

Thanks
Steve

Jul 17 '07 #1
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This is not allowed by default for obvious safety reasons.. You would need
to alter the default security settings to do that (such as adding your site
to a trusted zone and allowing activex control not marqued as safe).

--
Patrice

"Steve Kershaw" <st***********@ yahoo.coma écrit dans le message de news:
11************* *********@g12g2 00...legr oups.com...
Hi,

I have a simple web page that starts Excel and fills it with some
dummy data. Using IE I can run this web page from the C: drive (IE: "C:
\startexcel.htm ") and it runs fine. However, when I put the web page
in the wwwroot directory in IIS and try to run it there (IE: "http://
startexcel.htm" ) it gives me the error:

Error: ActiveX component can't create object: 'Excel.Applicat ion'

The code line that fires the error can be seen below:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="VBScr ipt">

sub button1_onclick ()

' Launch Excel
dim app
set app = createobject("E xcel.Applicatio n")

end sub

Is there a way to start Excel from IIS using VBScript? Or JavaScript
even?

Thanks
Steve

Jul 17 '07 #2
Running Office applications from an IIS web server is not recommended and
not supported. These apps were never designed to be ASP COM components that
you can run in a web page. You can use the Office Web Components package if
you meet the required licensing requirements.

-- Peter
Recursion: see Recursion
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"Steve Kershaw" wrote:
Hi,

I have a simple web page that starts Excel and fills it with some
dummy data. Using IE I can run this web page from the C: drive (IE: "C:
\startexcel.htm ") and it runs fine. However, when I put the web page
in the wwwroot directory in IIS and try to run it there (IE: "http://
startexcel.htm" ) it gives me the error:

Error: ActiveX component can't create object: 'Excel.Applicat ion'

The code line that fires the error can be seen below:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="VBScr ipt">

sub button1_onclick ()

' Launch Excel
dim app
set app = createobject("E xcel.Applicatio n")

end sub

Is there a way to start Excel from IIS using VBScript? Or JavaScript
even?

Thanks
Steve

Jul 17 '07 #3
"Peter Bromberg [C# MVP]" <pb*******@yaho o.yohohhoandabo ttleofrum.comwr ote
in message news:98******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
Running Office applications from an IIS web server is not recommended and
not supported. These apps were never designed to be ASP COM components
that
you can run in a web page.
True, but the OP is not trying to do this - he's trying to make an aspx page
launch Excel client-side and, of course, default security settings won't
allow this...
You can use the Office Web Components package if you meet the required
licensing requirements.
Microsoft has discontinued OWC:
http://blogs.msdn.com/excel/archive/...17/668544.aspx
--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

Jul 17 '07 #4
Right but if you read that post, they haven't "discontinu ed" OWC - they just
aren't shipping any new versions. You can also use OWC on the client, as I
recall.
Peter

--
Recursion: see Recursion
site: http://www.eggheadcafe.com
unBlog: http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.com
bogMetaFinder: http://www.blogmetafinder.com

"Mark Rae [MVP]" wrote:
"Peter Bromberg [C# MVP]" <pb*******@yaho o.yohohhoandabo ttleofrum.comwr ote
in message news:98******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
Running Office applications from an IIS web server is not recommended and
not supported. These apps were never designed to be ASP COM components
that
you can run in a web page.

True, but the OP is not trying to do this - he's trying to make an aspx page
launch Excel client-side and, of course, default security settings won't
allow this...
You can use the Office Web Components package if you meet the required
licensing requirements.

Microsoft has discontinued OWC:
http://blogs.msdn.com/excel/archive/...17/668544.aspx
--
Mark Rae
ASP.NET MVP
http://www.markrae.net

Jul 17 '07 #5

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