Access processes start but do not end

[jpa]

Hi--

I have a website that generates .rtf documents via MS
Access, thereby creating a background MS Access process.
The ASP code has the following segment that does this:
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var access = new ActiveXObject('Access.Application');
var basefilename = reportName + Request("accountID&quot.Item
+ (new Date()).getTime() + ".rtf";

var url = "/views/letters/" + basefilename;

var filename = Server.MapPath(url);

try
{

access.OpenCurrentDatabase
(getReportDatabaseFilename());
access.DoCmd.OpenReport(reportName, 2 /* acPreview
*/, "", "[accountID]='" + Request("accountID&quot.Item + "'"

access.DoCmd.OutputTo(3 /* acReport */, "",
"Rich Text Format (*.rtf)", filename, false, ""

access.DoCmd.Close();

}
catch(exception)
{
access.Application.Quit();
access = null;

throw(exception);
}

access.Application.Quit();
access = null;
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However, after generating the .rtf document, the access
process that was created by the user does not end - it
hangs around on the web server. Any idea why this is
happening?

Any help would be much appreciated!

Thanks,
- JPA