Problem with ActiveX / Excel / LV7.1 in program which worked on an older LV7.1 installation...
Hi,
I have a LV7.1 program which worked when ran on an older LV7.1 installation.
I installed Office XP and LV7.1 and can open the program with no problems. After opening I ctrl+shift+click the run button to force a recompile and the arrow becomes broken.
All the errors I have found are the same: Invoke Node contains unwired or bad terminal.
Below is a screenshot of one of the erroneous block diagrams. I am hoping the error is recognizable.
The only two issues I can think of are:
1. I am running Windows 7- perhaps the ActiveX does not work the same way? I am currently installing Windows XP to see if this corrects the problem.
2. Perhaps there was an Office toolkit or something used along with LV7.1 to create this program? If so, any ideas on what it was and where I can get a hold of it?
Thanks,
Dave
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Thanks Bob. Yes, the invoke node in the picture was the one throwing the error.
I know next to nothing about ActiveX. I right clicked the refnum control on the front panel and created a new invoke node on the block diagram (wasn't sure exactly how to link to the existing invoke node). I rewired all the old connections and deleted the old invoke node. Seems to have taken care of the problem.
Would the object model mismatch been caused by different versions of Offie being installed? I was thinking about trying Office 97 as well but if rewiring fixes all the problems I guess I won't need to.
Thanks again,
Dave
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