Microsoft KB Archive/224669

= WD2000: Word Flashes on Windows Taskbar When You Cancel "Choose Data Source" in MS Query =

Article ID: 224669

Article Last Modified on 12/6/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q224669



SYMPTOMS
When you click Cancel to close the Choose Data Source dialog box, Microsoft Query is not closed and Microsoft Word "flashes" on the Windows taskbar.

NOTE: To view the Choose Data Source dialog box, do one of the following:


 * On the Database toolbar (on the View menu, point to Toolbars and click Database), click Insert Database. In the Database dialog box, click Get Data. In the Open Data Source dialog box, click MS Query.

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 * In the Mail Merge Helper (on the Tools menu, click Mail Merge), click Get Data and then click Open Data Source. In the Open Data Source dialog box, click MS Query.



CAUSE
When you click Cancel to quit the Choose Data Source dialog box, Microsoft Query doesn't return the "focus" to Microsoft Word.



WORKAROUND
Press ALT+TAB or click Microsoft Word on the Windows taskbar to switch back to Word and click OK to the following error message:

Word could not re-establish a DDE connection to Microsoft Query to complete the current task.

After you click OK to the error message in Word, Microsoft Query closes.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB224669

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