topic I created/used instance… in Product Forum https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/Exception-COULD-NOT-EXECUTE-CODE-STAGE-BECAUSE-EXCEPTION-THROWN/m-p/53047#M7820 I created/used instance instead of opening workbook directly and it solved my problem. Hope it works for you as well. Tue, 12 Feb 2019 09:20:00 GMT Kristine_JoyceF 2019-02-12T09:20:00Z Exception COULD NOT EXECUTE CODE STAGE BECAUSE EXCEPTION THROWN BY CODE STAGE: The RPC server is unavailabe https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/Exception-COULD-NOT-EXECUTE-CODE-STAGE-BECAUSE-EXCEPTION-THROWN/m-p/53046#M7819 I have been getting an ERROR: INTERNAL: Exception COULD NOT EXECUTE CODE STAGE BECAUSE EXCEPTION THROWN BY CODE STAGE The RPC server is unavailable. That happens when I run my process. There's nowhere I have used a code stage in my project, but I have used a Microsoft word and excel VBO's.   Please view the attached picture and may you please assist. Thu, 24 Jan 2019 14:45:00 GMT https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/Exception-COULD-NOT-EXECUTE-CODE-STAGE-BECAUSE-EXCEPTION-THROWN/m-p/53046#M7819 Anonymous 2019-01-24T14:45:00Z I created/used instance… https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/Exception-COULD-NOT-EXECUTE-CODE-STAGE-BECAUSE-EXCEPTION-THROWN/m-p/53047#M7820 I created/used instance instead of opening workbook directly and it solved my problem. Hope it works for you as well. Tue, 12 Feb 2019 09:20:00 GMT https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/Exception-COULD-NOT-EXECUTE-CODE-STAGE-BECAUSE-EXCEPTION-THROWN/m-p/53047#M7820 Kristine_JoyceF 2019-02-12T09:20:00Z