MSXML2.XMLHTTP send method works with early binding, fails with late binding

Question

The code below works. But if I comment out the line Dim objRequest As MSXML2.XMLHTTP and uncomment the line Dim objRequest As Object it fails with

Answer 1

If you use the Dim objRequest As Object then you would need to code:
Set objRequest = CreateObject("MSXML2.XMLHTTP")