Error Code 800A01AD trying to CreateObject in VBScript

Question: I got the following error when trying to instantiate an ActiveX object in my VBScript (.vbs) Code “800A01AD”Message “ActiveX component can’t create object: ‘Chilkat.Cert’” Answer: It means the ActiveX is not registered.  Yes, you probably registered the ActiveX, but you need to understand if your VBScript is running as a 32-bit process, or a 64-bit process.  You then need […]

Error: OLE error code 0x80020006 Unknown name

If your code using the ActiveX generates the error “Error: OLE error code 0x80020006  Unknown name”, it means no method or property with the given name exists.  Check the Chilkat online reference documentation for the ActiveX to see if the method or property actually exists. Here’s a sample error (in Italian) using FoxPro:    

Error: This operation is not supported with BTT enabled

I haven’t seen this error before.  A Chilkat user reported it, and then quickly found the answer: When trying to Create the Chilkat_9_5_0.http object with this example: https://www.example-code.com/vbscript/curl_username_password.asp , there’s a message that the ActiveX Component can’t create it, because “System:  This operation is not supported with BTT enabled.” The cause of the problem had to do with a 32-bit/64-bit […]

ActiveX: Permission denied (Error 70)

A Chilkat ActiveX user (in VB6) was struggling with a “Permission denied (Error 70)”. It occurred on the very first call to a Chilkat method (UnlockBundle). Solution: The solution is that the ActiveX DLL somehow did not have read + execute permissions.  The 1st access to a method in the ActiveX triggered the runtime to load the DLL, and this […]