Microsoft KB Archive/129795

= PRB: Excel Doesn't Use Container's Name for Embedded Objects =

Article ID: 129795

Article Last Modified on 2/12/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 16-bit Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 32-Bit Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q129795



SYMPTOMS
Microsoft Excel does not display the name specified in the HostName property of the OLE control in its worksheet when an embedded worksheet object is opened. This behavior is exhibited by both the 16-bit and 32-bit versions of Microsoft Excel version 5.0.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



MORE INFORMATION
The following is from the Remarks section of the HostName topic in the Visual Basic help file:

"When editing an object, the HostName property setting may be displayed in the object's window title. However, some applications that provide objects don't display HostName."

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

 * 1) Start a new project in Visual Basic. Form1 is created by default.
 * 2) Add an OLE Client control to Form1. When the Insert Object dialog box appears, select Microsoft Excel 5.0 WorkSheet.
 * 3) Select the HostName property of the OLE control and set it to "My Server."
 * 4) Press the F5 key to Run the program.
 * 5) Right-click the OLE Client control, and choose Open.

The worksheet in Microsoft Excel displays "Book1" rather than "My Server."

Keywords: kbprogramming kbprb KB129795

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