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Topic: CDO

Posted By: Chris7
Subject: CDO
Date Posted: 04 June 2004 at 8:30am

Im gradually learning ASP and working through Bruce's tutorials, but in the Email using CDONTS one, I get

Server object error 'ASP 0177 : 800401f3'

Server.CreateObject Failed

from line:

set objCDOMail = Server.CreateObject("CDONTS.NewMail")

I know my server etc is set up fine, because the WWF can send emails OK, but using CDOSYS. I tried changing the line abover to

set objCDOMail = Server.CreateObject("CDOSYS.NewMail") but I get the same error. Is there something else I need to change?

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Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 04 June 2004 at 8:46am

The error means that you don't have CDONTS installed on the web server.

CDONTS and CDOSYS are two different email components from Microsoft and work in completly different ways.

CDONTS comes with NT4 and Win2K, but not with Win2003 or XP
CDOSYS comes with Win2K, WinXP and Win2003

CDONTS was dropped in WinXP and 2003 so if you wish to use CDONTS on one of those systems you need to search around the Internet fro the CDONTS.DLL and install it on the server.

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