Automation error with Adobe API?

[TerraEarth]

I'm having issues with my VBA code, it was working fine on my old laptop but I was recently issued a new one. I reinstalled adobe acrobat pro DC and set up my access database the same as before yet when I tried to run one of my modules I got this error:

Run-time error '-2147319765 (8002802b)':
Automation error
Element not found.

The error occurs on this line: Set Fields = AcroForm.Fields

Sub populate_pdf(doc_num, template_form_directory, output_directory, array_pdf_field, array_pdf_value)    
    Dim AcrobatApplication As Acrobat.CAcroApp
    Dim AVDoc As Acrobat.CAcroAVDoc
    Dim PDDoc As Acrobat.CAcroPDDoc
    Dim counter As Long

    Set AcrobatApplication = CreateObject("AcroExch.App")
    Set AVDoc = CreateObject("AcroExch.AVDoc")
    
    pdf_bool = AVDoc.Open(template_form_directory, "")
    If pdf_bool Then
        Debug.Print "Populating: " & doc_num
        Set AcroForm = CreateObject("AFormAut.App")
        Set Fields = AcroForm.Fields 'ERROR TRIGGERS ON THIS LINE!

Does anyone have any idea how to resolve this issue? I'm pulling my hair out over here.

P.S.: The program is meant to populate a large amount of pdf forms using a template form and information from the access database tables.

[isladogs]

Are there any missing references to Acrobat Pro?

[TerraEarth]

Hey Isla, not that I can tell, let me grab a screenshot real quick for you.

The one that I used previously was the Adobe Acrobat 10.0 Type Library shown below, note that I was able to create a "AcroExch.App", "AVDoc" and "AFormAut.App" objects just fine, it is only on the "Acroform.Fields" where an issue cropped up.

[TerraEarth]

Guys, I was able to figure out what the issue was. For some reason Access was throwing a fit over the Acroform and Fields variables not being Dim'd, so I did two things:

1) Added AFormAut 1.0 to my references (perhaps this was the issue in the first place?)
2) added the following lines to my list of dim's:

    Dim AcrobatApplication As Acrobat.CAcroApp
    Dim AVDoc As Acrobat.CAcroAVDoc
    Dim PDDoc As Acrobat.CAcroPDDoc
    Dim counter As Long
    Dim AcroForm As AFORMAUTLib.AFormApp 'NEW
    Dim Fields As AFORMAUTLib.Fields 'NEW

And now, my program works like a charm. It's strange because I could have sworn it worked just fine before. If anyone has any insights on this, I'd love to hear it.

[Micron]

Added AFormAut 1.0 to my references

If that is the library that pertains to AcroForm then I'd say that was your issue. Easy to tell - just deselect the reference and try again, but I think you would have to go back to late binding if that's what you meant.