Microsoft KB Archive/64624

Word for Windows Not Responding to Message Quickly PSS ID Number: Q64624 Article last modified on 11-11-1993

1.00 1.10 1.10a 2.00 2.00a 2.00a-CD 2.00b 2.00c

WINDOWS

= SUMMARY =

Microsoft Word for Windows will not respond to a bogus DDEexec message in a timely fashion if you do the following:

  Boot Word for Windows and Excel version 3.x or 4.0 for Windows.   Run the following macro in Excel: = initiate(“winword”,“document1”) = execute(a1,“[bogus]”) = return 

Word for Windows receives the bogus command and begins flashing its title bar; however, Word for Windows does not provide the incorrect DDEexec message until Word is the active application and has displayed its error message.

= STATUS =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Word for Windows listed above. This problem was corrected in Word version 6.0 for Windows.

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= MORE INFORMATION =

Expected Behavior
Word for Windows should respond to the DDEexec message in a more timely manner. Excel should not be forced to wait until Word has sent an error message.

Additional reference words: w4wmacro 1.00 1.10 1.10a 2.00 2.00a

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