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PAD launching Excel results in licensing error

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Posted on by Adrian6 2

Hi everyone,

 

I am somewhat new to PAD and have a little more complex PAD Flow running flawless. Sadly, the simple option "Launch Excel" or "Launch Application" > Excel at the end results into launching an unlicensed version of Excel. Further on, trying to login provides the error 1004 and that I can't login. Starting Excel by myself is running without any problems - because I have the license.

 

I appreciate every help and thank everyone in advance.

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    Srini007 3,471 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    Hi @Adrian6 

     

    Check if there are multiple instances of excels are installed OR

    It's better you uninstall the excel and re-install it with a license dedicated to the machine which you are running the workflow

     

    If you find this reply helpful, please consider giving it a LIKE AND

    If this reply answers your question or solves your issue, please ACCEPT AS SOLUTION

     

    Thanks,

    Srini

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