DLLs registered wrong?

Hello all,

I'm a J2EE Developer. I'm rewriting an existing ASP/VB app into Java/JSP. But until then I've got the sad task of maintaining some shmucks old code. It's asp with a SQL Server backend. It also uses somehting like 5 dlls to generate reports in word and excel. I've got his web app up and running on IIS 6.0 (Server 2k3).

The database connection is there and it's running the querries with no problem... but the report generation is where it craps out. It uses the asp to call a stored procedure which sends the data back to the asp with in turn passes it along to the dll to spit out the Excel Spreadsheet/Doc. I'm getting this error. (in this case the dll's name is SimpleExcel.dll)

SimpleExcel error '800a01ad'
ActiveX component can't create object

C:\INETPUB\WWWROOT\IRMAI\IRMAI_V2\TRAVEL\../dataadmin/traveldump_process.asp, line 21

I've done some research. His install documenation (which is incomplete and vague at best) says to use MTS to register the components. I'm not sure what this meant so I used the Component Services Manager to create a new app and register those dlls. Did not work, so I unregistered and then re-register them the only way I know how (regsvr32) but still same error. I googled it and read something about permissions on the dlls so I granted the GROUP EVERYONE full control... and still same.

Did i just miss something in the MTS registering or ...gasp did this guy hard code something in his dlls? In that case shoot me in the foot.

Can a Java Developer get some help from you Microsoft guys?

sorry guys, here's the code to the asp that gives the error

the error line reads Exc.GenRpt 1, 1

Code:

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<%
vfiscalyear=Request.Form("fiscalyear")
'reset flags
error=false
errorfiscalyear=false
If Request.Form("action")="Excel Export" then
        If vfiscalyear="" then
                error=true
                errorfiscalyear=true
        end if
        if error = false then
                'build the report
                sSQL = "sp_DumpTravel '" & vfiscalyear & "'"
                set exceldump = db_recordset(sSQL)
                if not exceldump.eof then
                Set Exc = Server.CreateObject("SimpleExcel.RptWriter")
                        Exc.OutputFile = Application("PhysicalPath") & "ExcelRpts\TravelExport" & Session("UserID") & ".xls"
                        strFileVirtualPath = Application("VirtualPath") & "/ExcelRpts/TravelExport" & Session("UserID") & ".xls"
                        Exc.InputFile = Application("PhysicalPath") & "ExcelTemplates\Reports.xls"
                        Exc.SetParams CStr(Application("IRMADB_ConnectionString")), CStr(sSQL), "Reports"
                        Exc.GenRpt 1, 1
                        Set Exc = Nothing%>
                        <SCRIPT LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT>
                                var winvar;
                                winvar=window.open("<%=strFileVirtualPath%>","Report");
                                window.history.back(1)
                        </SCRIPT>
                       
        <%end if
        end if
end if
function resetform()
        'reset form
        vfiscalyear=""
        voffice=""
end function

%>

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here's the code to the vb function it calls. It's the last function it calls before pooping on itself

Code:

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Public Function GenRpt(CurStartRow As Integer, CurStartCol As Integer)
    Dim i As Integer
    Dim sQueryString As String
    Dim sQuerySheet As String
    Dim sConnString As String
    Dim sResult As String
    Call SetupExcel
    For i = 1 To mcolQueryStrings.Count Step 1
        'Simple.OpenBook OutputFile
        sQueryString = mcolQueryStrings.Item(i)
        sQuerySheet = mcolQueryLocs.Item(i)
        sConnString = mcolConnStrings.Item(i)
        If sQueryString = "" Then
            sResult = "No Query specified for report."
            GoTo ErrHandler
        End If
        If sQuerySheet = "" Then
            sQuerySheet = i
        End If
        If sConnString = "" Then
            sResult = "No Connection String specified for report"
            GoTo ErrHandler
        End If
        'Test to see if Sheet exists (if not create it)
        If SheetExists(OutputFile, sQuerySheet) = False Then
            CreateSheet OutputFile, sQuerySheet
        End If
        Set connDB = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
        connDB.Open sConnString
        Set RS = connDB.Execute(sQueryString)
        RS.MoveFirst
        PrintHeadings OutputFile, sQuerySheet, CurStartRow, CurStartCol
        RS.MoveFirst
        CurStartRow = CurStartRow + 1
        PrintRecords OutputFile, sQuerySheet, CurStartRow, CurStartCol
        If AutoFitCols = True Then
            Autofit 8
        End If
        If MacroName <> "" Then
            RunMacro OutputFile, MacroName
        End If
        CloseBook OutputFile, True
        connDB.Close
        Set RS = Nothing
    Next i
    EmptyCollections
ErrHandler:
    Set connDB = Nothing
    CleanUp
    GenRpt = sResult
End Function

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you may want to try the VB6 section of the website - this is the .Net web server-side code technology forum.

And good luck, you are now an official victim of 'dll hell'.