[JohnCollett]

Is it possible to use the Excel Object Library in VB6 on a client pc that does not have Excel installed?

All I am doing is opening the xls file and then immediately saving it as a tab delimited text file to parse with routines I use all the time. So if the answer to my question is NO, then any suggestions on my small task would be appreciated.

Dim objExcel As Excel.Application
Dim objWorkBook As Excel.Workbook

            ' sFilename is string for xls file
            ' sOrders is string for resulting txt file

            Set objWorkBook = objExcel.Workbooks.Open(sFilename)
            objExcel.DisplayAlerts = False
            
            objWorkBook.SaveAs sOrders, FileFormat:=xlText
            objWorkBook.Close True
            Set objWorkBook = Nothing

Thanks

[BobRodes]

Yes, that is what the Excel Object Library is intended for.