GetObjectContext() returns nothing

I'm having trouble doing what should be something very basic, I'm trying to load an XML file into memory so that it can be parsed w/o disk access (quicker). I need the file loaded by the global.asa, and the file accessed from my dll.
I'm using code that showed up on MS's site, but it's still not working. He're the code.

dll

VB Code:

'    Dim objContext As COMSVCSLib.ObjectContext
    Dim objContext As ObjectContext
'    Dim objApplication As ASPTypeLibrary.Application
    Dim objApplication As Application
    
    Dim strXMLFile As String
    
'    On Error GoTo ExitWhile
    
    Set mobjRobo = objRobo
    mstrAppID = strAppID
 
'* * * this isn't working * * *
    Set objContext = GetObjectContext() 'on next line; objContext = nothing
    'Set objApplication = objContext.Item("Application")   'error here
    Set objApplication = objContext("Application")   'error here
    strXMLFile = objApplication.Contents("DP69XMLPath")
    Debug.Print strXMLFile
'* * *

the above code keeps getting the error
Object variable or With block variable not set

here's the global.asa code

Code:

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<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=VBScript RUNAT=Server>

Sub Application_OnStart
' Sub Application_OnStart is the procedure that fires everytime your server starts up.
       
  ' The .Lock method locks the Application variable so that you can work on it. 
        Application.Lock

  ' Set eMail constants
        Application("DP69XMLPath") = "C:\Inetpub\Apps.xml"

        ' Parser eMailInfo file and set contents variable
        'Dim xmlFile as String
        'xmlFile = (Server.MapPath("eMailInfo.xml"))

        ' When complete the toEMailInfo item in the application content collection will be initialized
        Dim objXMLParser
        Set objXMLParser = Server.CreateObject("XMLParser.clsXMLParser")
        objXMLParser.ParseFile(Application("DP69XMLPath"))
        Set parser = Nothing

  ' You now need to unlock the application
    Application.UnLock

End Sub

</script>

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