Converting to late binding causes Runtime 1004 error - Outlook - excel

Question

I have a working Outlook macro which exports the task list of the current user to an Excel spreadsheet, but I want to change it to use late binding for ease of distribution (ie I don't have to explain to other users about setting a library reference etc.)
I followed the example Convert Early Binding VBA to Late Binding VBA : Excel to Outlook Contacts to set my Excel variables as objects.
Below is a comparison of how i declared the variables pre/post binding change:
'Late binding variables and their early binding equivilants
Dim objExcel As Object 'Dim objExcel As New Excel.Application
Dim exWB As Object 'Dim exWb As Excel.Workbook
Dim sht As Object 'Dim sht As Excel.Worksheet
Dim Range As Object 'Dim Range As Excel.Range
Dim r As Object 'Dim r As Range
Dim cell As Object 'Dim cell As Range
'set application
Set objExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
I am now getting a runtime 1004 error in the following section of my code:
With objExcel.ActiveSheet
Set r = .Range(.Cells(2, col), .Cells(.Rows.Count, col).End(xlUp)) 'runtime 1004 error here after late binding modification
End With
For Each cell In r
s = cell.Text
If Len(Trim(s)) > 0 Then
iloc = InStr(1, s, sChar, vbTextCompare)
If iloc > 1 Then
s1 = Left(s, iloc - 1)
cell.Value = s1
Else
If iloc <> 0 Then
cell.ClearContents
End If
End If
End If
Next cell
y = y + 1
stat_string = ""
End If
Next x
'Autofit all column widths
For Each sht In objExcel.ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets
sht.Columns("A").EntireColumn.AutoFit
sht.Columns("B").EntireColumn.AutoFit
sht.Columns("C").EntireColumn.AutoFit
sht.Columns("D").EntireColumn.AutoFit
sht.Columns("E").EntireColumn.AutoFit
sht.Columns("F").EntireColumn.AutoFit
Next sht
exWB.Save
exWB.Close
Set exWB = Nothing
'this kills the excel program from the task manager so the code will not double up on opening the application
'sKillExcel = "TASKKILL /F /IM Excel.exe"
'Shell sKillExcel, vbHide
objExcel.Application.Quit
I have included the rest of the code after the error line so, if there are further run-time problems, they might be picked up by the incredible people on SO.
I'm assuming that the methodology for declaring my "Range" is incorrect, but I am not really sure why, and therefore unsure on how to fix it.
Any body out there with a suggestion?
Thanks!

Answer 1

xlUp is an Excel constant that is defined in the Excel library. If you have removed the reference, then xlUp will be an undeclared variable.
If you have Option Explicit set, then you should find that when compiling.