Problem with InternetExplorer.Application

[Ray at]

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Ray at work

"Killian" <Killian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm using an Internet Explorer object from within ASP server side script,
> basically opening another web page, waiting for it to finish opening and
> then
> closing down the explorer.
>
> Code is
>
> Set ie = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
> ie.Navigate2 "http://softcoweb/GCC_ExportDoc.ASP?docid=" & vDocID
> ie.Visible = False
> Do
> Loop While ie.Busy
> ie.Quit
> set ie = nothing
>
> Simple enough stuff, you might say. The problem is that I keep getting the
> following error
>
> "The object invoked has disconnected from its clients."
>
> The following might clarify a few things.
> - The error occurs after I call Navigate2 function and happens when I try
> to
> access the Visible property.
> - This code does work on my Local Machine when I call it through
> LocalHosts
> - I've written a VB form that contains this code and it works on the
> server
> where the ASP Page is running. So it runs in VB but not in ASP on the same
> machine.
> -The Server is running Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 and so is the machine on
> which I have developed the web page (works on my machine but not on the
> server)
>
> I've been through every search engine and web site to get a solution to
> this. It has broken my heart. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[sclow@uk.ibm.com]

Are you using any IE popup killer programs? Any firewall or antivirus settings getting in the way of IE opening?
After the CreateObject or ie.Navigate2, try adding something like:

if Err.Number <> 0 Then MsgBox "Failed to open IE for some reason..."&vbCr&vbCr&"Error "&Err.Number&": "&Err.Description,"Error",vbSystemModal

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