Altera PowerPlay Early Power Estimator Spreadsheet and MXCOMCT2.OCX

Altera claims to have a snazzy early power estimator that needs
MXCOMCT2.OCX.  I wonder if anyone has managed to get this solution to
work?  I spreadsheet works (did not have to use the fix) on my
personal laptop but does not work (fix does not help) on my work
machine.  I downloaded the OCX file as instructed but that didn't
help.

So I filed a case with Altera Online Support.  But those guys pretty
much told me go and figure it out myself.  I would reserve my gripes
about the support in a raging debate going on in a separate thread
about the price of the tools, support, etc.   But I am more eager to
make the spreadsheet work.  So I would appreciate the help if anyone
can share if and how they managed to get the fix to work.

Thank you.
Best regards,
Sanjay

Hi Sanjay,

The Early Power Estimator requires Excel 2002 or higher, and I believe
this error is due to using an older version of Excel that doesn't
provide all the hooks the EPE needs.  I suggest trying the EPE with a
more recent version of Excel.

Regards,

Vaughn
Altera