error with starting exel

[Lesio]

I have an error with an application written in Coldfusion, which executes queries against the database and puts the results in Excel. I am getting the following error, no code changes have been happening recently. The program has been working fine. Any idea why this could be happening and how it could be fixed ?

Error Diagnostic Information
Error in CFX_Excel Tag

Can't start Excel

The error occurred while processing an element with a general identifier of (CFX_EXCEL), occupying document position (29:1) to (29:120) in the template file D:\PROD\STANDARDREPORTS\EXCEL\REPORTS\ARC\TRAD.CFM.


The day before a different error has been reported:

Error Occurred While Processing Request
Error Diagnostic Information Error in CFX_Excel Tag Unexpected OLE Automation Error while processing tag: The disk is full. The error occurred while processing an element with a general identifier of (CFX_EXCEL), occupying document position (26:1) to (26:120) in the template file D:\PROD\STANDARDREPORTS\EXCEL\REPORTS\ARC\BADDEBTCLECNEW.CFM.

Free space has been allocated and the disk has about 132 MB free space now. However the application returns now the "Can't start Excel" error.

 

[tlhawkins]

Hey Lesio... I ran across this in another forum:

This is what I got from one of the original developers regarding the CFX_Excel tag...

"sounds like the excel on the one box does not have system rights.

Also a note that the CFX_Excel tag is known not to run on some versions of CFMX6.1 with some DCOM drivers .. we have not figured out
what drivers as yet."

Given that it works fine on one of my boxes this really confuses me!

It sounds like there are some issues with this setup. And about the previous "OLE automation error", that is usually an activeX failure of some kind. Is it possible that someone downloaded an update to Excel and some activeX files are now a different version?

something to look at. It sounds like there are a few people out there who have had similar problems. Probably macromedia (or someone) will find a solution soon.


Travis Hawkins
BeachBum Software
travis@cfm2asp.com

http://www.beachbumsoftware.com