'ASP 0196 : 80040154' PLEASE HELP!

[Zipster]

Hi,

I'm am trying to use:

var Pwr = Server.CreateObject("powerpoint.application"

The error I get back is:

Server object error 'ASP 0196 : 80040154'

Cannot launch out of process component

/Irequire/logon/loggedin/printable/printableND.asp, line 150

Only InProc server components should be used. If you want to use LocalServer components, you must set the AspAllowOutOfProcComponents metabase setting. Please consult the help file for important considerations.


All I need to know is does this mean that the component is installed on the server but I have to change AspAllowOutOfProcComponents metabase setting, or that I have to install powerpoint on the server?

Thanks.

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[link9]

What that means is that you need to change the setting to allow an out of process component to launch.

Now, if you don't have powerpoint installed on the server, then you'll need to do that, too, but that's not what that particular error message is telling you.

out of process component (.exe file)
in process component (.dll file)