Specify BO version when creating a busobj Application

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Hi, I have made a small tool which uses busobj.application object to open and refresh reports. I’m currently using BO 6.1.3 and it’s working fine but i have now BO Xi R2 reports to handle. I have tried to install BO Xi but the problem is, when i use busobj.application, it is opening BO Xi only and i can’t use my old BO 6.1.3 reports anymore with this tool. Is there a way to specify which version of BO is used when using busobj.application ? and is it possible to have both and use both at t…

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I have 6.5 and XI loaded on the same machine for testing purposes. I use the following code in an MS Access module, to call a BO report. A reference is set to the “BusinessObjects 6.5 Object Library”. Dim BOApp As busobj.Application Dim BODoc As busobj.Document Set BOApp = CreateObject("BusinessObjects.Application.6") Do Until BOApp.Variables("BOUSER").Value = "" Set BOApp = CreateObject("BusinessObjects.Application.6") Loop …

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Marek Chladny (BOB member since 2003-11-27)