This article may help.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;200271

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"Chris" wrote:
|I am using Excel 2003. This particualr VBA file I am running I have run
many
| times. It has been about 2 months since I have run it though and I do not
| recall making any changes to my settings, but maybe you guys can help.
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| When you open the excel file, it opens a database in the background that
is
| not visible. However, when I open the excel file I get an active X
component
| can't create object error. when I open up the VBA tool, it stops where
the
| program is trying to open up the databse. I looked at my references that
are
| checked and none of them appear to be missing.
|
| I realize that this is very vague, but hopfully someone can give me some
| suggestions to look for.
|
| Thanks.
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