in reply to Re^2: use Date::Calc qw(Delta_Days)
in thread use Date::Calc qw(Delta_Days)

Just a long shot, but try this: 

eval {
    $self->Fetch($key, !$Win32::OLE::Strict);
};

print $@;

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By wrapping the expression in eval, any die's that might have been issued will be trapped and you can inspect the reason why in $@.

jeffa

L-LL-L--L-LL-L--L-LL-L--
-R--R-RR-R--R-RR-R--R-RR
B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--
H---H---H---H---H---H---
(the triplet paradiddle with high-hat)

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