topic Server and object com in QlikView https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Server-and-object-com/m-p/157167#M1309796 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi all !</P><P>I've got a question today for a macro using an excel and powerpoint object.</P><P>During the execution, i've got the error :</P><H4>"Macro parsed failed. Functionality was lost.</H4><H4>MACRO_NAME</H4><H4>Error: Object required: 'myPowerPoint'"</H4><P>myPowerPoint was create with the line :</P><H4>set myPowerPoint = CreateObject("PowerPoint.Application")</H4><P>And the next line of the macro is :</P><H4>set myPresentation = myPowerPoint.Presentations.Add(-1) ' msoTrue</H4><P>So, I'm adding a new powerpoint file to this new powerpoint object.</P><P>If I understand well, the error message came in this second line.For me, it's the VB engine the problem.</P><P>Local : OK<BR />Server : KO</P><P>But !</P><P>It's to easy like this ! Another guy test this application and don't have this error.</P><P>I really don't understand why ?</P><P>Can anybody give me some indications ?</P><P>Thanks ?</P><P></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT 2026-01-26T18:19:17Z Server and object com https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Server-and-object-com/m-p/157167#M1309796 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi all !</P><P>I've got a question today for a macro using an excel and powerpoint object.</P><P>During the execution, i've got the error :</P><H4>"Macro parsed failed. Functionality was lost.</H4><H4>MACRO_NAME</H4><H4>Error: Object required: 'myPowerPoint'"</H4><P>myPowerPoint was create with the line :</P><H4>set myPowerPoint = CreateObject("PowerPoint.Application")</H4><P>And the next line of the macro is :</P><H4>set myPresentation = myPowerPoint.Presentations.Add(-1) ' msoTrue</H4><P>So, I'm adding a new powerpoint file to this new powerpoint object.</P><P>If I understand well, the error message came in this second line.For me, it's the VB engine the problem.</P><P>Local : OK<BR />Server : KO</P><P>But !</P><P>It's to easy like this ! Another guy test this application and don't have this error.</P><P>I really don't understand why ?</P><P>Can anybody give me some indications ?</P><P>Thanks ?</P><P></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Server-and-object-com/m-p/157167#M1309796 2026-01-26T18:19:17Z