Re: Automation error in VB6

From: Val Mazur (group51a_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 03/31/04 

Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 21:22:51 -0500

Hi,

I think (based on error) is that some components, which your application
uses, just missing in your installation. If you use some bound controls,
then it is possible that some of them are not installed. If you cannot find
which code fails and error comes somewhere from "inside", then most likely
that it is missing bound control 

-- 
Val Mazur
Microsoft MVP
"TJVJ" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:4FEA90FD-1CDF-4B8C-A50B-CEC70F1FDDF8@microsoft.com...
>I am using VB 6.0 SP1 and Access2000 on Windows XP Machine.I am using 
>DAO3.6 in my application. Everything works fine in IDE and on my computer. 
>My end users have XP machines. The have installed the application through 
>Install Shield.The problem is that they  keep on getting the following 
>error message:
> Error: 2147417848(80010108)
> Automation error.
> The object invoked has disconnected from its clients.
> There is no fix position for this error, it just occurs sometime on 
> command button click, sometime while loading another form, sometimes while 
> entering an item in the form.
>
> It oftens occurs at this point :
> Case NEW_SALES_BUTTON
>            'If lstDates.ListIndex <> -1 Then
>            If fintUseSelectedDate Then
>                lstDates.Col = 0
>                frmAddSales.txtActivityDate = lstDates.ColText
>            Else
>                frmAddSales.txtActivityDate = (Date + 
> gintDefaultActivityDate)
>            End If
>            frmAddSales.Show MODAL
>
> I installed the VB6.0 SP and again made an installer but that didnot fix 
> it. I added MDAC2.7 in my Windows installer so that it installs before my 
> application installs, but that didnot help. I also install the DAO SP. I 
> just read that to install MDAC2.7 on XP, i'll have to have XP SP1. Is that 
> correct?? Can you help me with this problem??