Error 5008 at Automation Open with ActiveX in LabVIEW

[rfv3rt]

I am using an Automation Open VI to communicate with an ActiveX server in LabVIEW.  I have selected the ActiveX class I created in my Automation Refnum. When I run my code, I get the following error:

What can I do to solve this issue?

[James.M]

Undefined errors originate from the third-party object itself, so we would need to know more about your ActiveX server. Is there documentation for that server that could show you what the error means?

Without more information, you end up taking shots in the dark and finding stuff like this. Problem solved! (sarcasm)

Edit: Please don't create a new thread when you didn't even respond to your old thread. This just creates confusion as multiple forum-helpers are trying to help you with the same problem from different place.

[mikeporter · Accepted solution]

What ActiveX server?

Mike...

[rfv3rt]

An ActiveX Server is a stand alone application which exposes an ActiveX type library 

[mikeporter]

I know what an ActiveX server is, I have beeb using them since V6. The questiom is what one is giving you the trouble?

Mike...

[rolfk]

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@rfv3rt wrote:

An ActiveX Server is a stand alone application which exposes an ActiveX type library 

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Your kidding, right? You have about 500 ActiveX Servers on your computer in a recent Windows installation and that is before you install any custom software. So it is quite relevant to know more details than that it is just SOME random ActiveX server.

For one not all ActiveX servers out there are the same, some are hobby projects that have been created by pretty unknowledgable people, some are an afterthought of a company to be able to claim they have support for any Windows application for their hardware and some are properly developed by a knowledgeable person. Assuming that your ActiveX server is flawless is not very realistic.

Also it is helpful to know which software and even version you try to use. You don't go to a car shop and ask him to diagnose your problem by telling him your car at home makes some strange noise but you are not going to bring it there so they can take a proper look!

[James.M]

You've marked a solution for this topic, but there hasn't been a solution... Now if someone Googles "LabVIEW Error 5008", they'll come to this thread and be very disappointed.