Microsoft KB Archive/323656

= ACC2000: Run-time Error '424': &quot;Object required&quot; When Using Microsoft Office Chart Wizard on a Data Access Page =

Article ID: 323656

Article Last Modified on 6/30/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q323656



Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.

This article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) and to a Microsoft Access project (.adp).



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Access, when you try to run the Microsoft Office Chart Wizard on a data access page, you may receive the following error message:

Run-time error '424': Object required



CAUSE
This behavior occurs if you insert an Office Chart on a data access page from a computer where Internet Explorer version 6.0 is installed.



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, use any of the following methods:  Create the chart on a computer that does not have Internet Explorer 6.0 installed. After the Microsoft Office Chart Wizard starts, click Cancel and then create the chart without using the wizard (right-click the chart and then click Property Toolbox). Upgrade to Microsoft Access 2002. For additional information about Access 2002, click the link below to view the Microsoft Office Home Page:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/





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



Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

 * 1) On a computer with Internet Explorer 6.0, open the sample database Northwind.mdb.
 * 2) In the Database window, click Pages under Objects, and then click New.
 * 3) In the New Data Access Page box, click New, and then click OK.
 * 4) On the Insert menu, click Office Chart.
 * 5) In step 1 of the wizard, under Chart Type, click Column, and then click Next.
 * 6) In the Available Database Tables list, click Sales by Category and then click Next.
 * 7) In step 3a of the wizard, click Next.
 * 8) In the Series names list, click CategoryID.
 * 9) In the Values list, click ProductSales.
 * 10) Click Finish. Notice that you receive the error message shown in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section.

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