Microsoft KB Archive/213577

= "ActiveX component can't create object" error message when you use Data Access Objects 3.0 (DAO 3.0) in Excel 2000 =

Article ID: 213577

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q213577





For a Microsoft Office XP version of this article, see 291301.



For a Microsoft Excel 97 version of this article, see 157436.



SYMPTOMS
When you use Microsoft Data Access Objects version 3.0 (DAO 3.0) with Microsoft Excel, you may receive the following error message:

Run-time error '429': ActiveX component can't create object.



CAUSE
This error message occurs when both of the following conditions are true:
 * You are referencing the DAO 3.0 object library.

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 * You are using the CopyFromRecordset method in your macro.



RESOLUTION
Reference the Microsoft Data Access Objects version 3.6 library rather than the DAO 3.0 library. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) In the Visual Basic Editor, click References on the Tools menu.
 * 2) Click to clear the Microsoft DAO 3.0 Object Library check box.
 * 3) Click to select the Microsoft DAO 3.6 Object Library check box and click OK.

Additional query words: xl2000 runtime Run-time error 429 ActiveX component can t create object

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