Essbase/SV API

All,
What files are required on a client PC for a VBA application written with the Essbase API to function. Is it the full Essbase Client and/or the add-in, or just specific files.
Also, has anyone found an elegant workaround for the fact that the EsbSendString function does not have an equivalent in the SV API? Anything aside from either MaxL or creating a calc object on the actual Essbase server?
Any help is appreciated

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Hyperion Provider Services - Release 9.3.1.0.0 Build 168
Copyright (c) 1991, 2007 Oracle and / or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
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Standard Units 1.053264054859E7 1.60849856762E7 2.6234553348270003E7
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run:
Scenario Markets Total Legal Entities Products
Jan Feb Mar
Standard Units 1.053264054859E7 1.60849856762E7 2.6234553348270003E7
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run:
java.io.FileNotFoundException: ..\bin\apsserver.log (The system cannot find the path specified)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.openAppend(Native Method)
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at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:102)
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at com.essbase.server.framework.EssServerFramework.<init>(Unknown Source)
at com.essbase.api.session.EssOrbPluginEmbedded.<init>(Unknown Source)
at com.essbase.api.session.EssOrbPlugin.createPlugin(Unknown Source)
at com.essbase.api.session.Essbase.signOn(Unknown Source)
Hyperion Provider Services - Release 9.3.1.0.0 Build 168
at com.essbase.api.session.Essbase.signOn_internal(Unknown Source)
at com.essbase.api.session.Essbase.signOn(Unknown Source)
at esstest.Main.main(Main.java:22)
Copyright (c) 1991, 2007 Oracle and / or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
connection mode : EMBEDDED
log4j:WARN No appenders could be found for logger (com.hyperion.dsf.server.framework.BaseLogger).
essbase.properties: essbase.properties
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Leo

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Edited by: ragavhere on Nov 13, 2009 7:03 PM

Hi,
Thanks for your responses. Server variable problem is secondary. I have a excel worksheet in this format
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