Error Messages/42770

Example error message

Cannot create the COM object 'ADE4.CAEngine', error 0x800706ba: The RPC server is unavailable

Possible causes

Server name wrong

This error occurs when the server name is wrong in the call:

COMCreateObject('ADE4.CAEngine', 'ServerName')

To fix, correct the server name.

Computer is off

The error occurs when the computer named in the call

COMCreateObject('ADE4.CAEngine', 'Computer')

is turned off, has its WiFi turned off, or in the case of a laptop, has left the building.

Other

If you encounter other cases where this error occurs, please list them here for the sake of other future users.

See Also

• COMCreateObject