Microsoft KB Archive/99160

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Err Msg: Graph Is Waiting for the Server to Release Object

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Q99160

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c
 * Microsoft Graph, versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.0b
 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.1

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SYMPTOMS
Microsoft Graph returns the error message &quot;Graph is waiting for the Server to release object&quot; when you update a dynamic data exchange (DDE) link if you do not press ENTER after modifying a cell in Microsoft Word for Windows. This error message persists until you press ENTER in Word for Windows.

WORKAROUND
To work around this problem:


 * 1) Press CTRL+ESC to open the Windows Task List.
 * 2) Select Word for Windows from the list of applications, and choose the Switch To button.
 * 3) In Word for Windows, press the ENTER key.
 * 4) Switch back to Graph.