Microsoft KB Archive/810361

= FIX: Unformatted Text Link Gives Error on Insert or Update Inside a Table =

Article ID: 810361

Article Last Modified on 10/23/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to insert or to update an OLE Link Field that is in a Word 2002 table, you may receive the following error in the field result:

Error! Not a valid link.

The problem occurs when the OLE Link Field is added to the document as Unformatted Text in a cell of a Word 2002 table. Depending on how you select to update the field, or in what cell the field is inserted, you may not see the problem every time.

The problem only occurs in Word 2002.



Service Pack Information
This problem is corrected in Office XP Service Pack 3.To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

307841 How to obtain the latest Office XP Service Pack

Hotfix Information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Microsoft Office XP Public Update that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question. After the hotfix is installed, the English version of this fix will have the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date          Time      Size         File name --  03-Feb-2003   22:19     6,631        Readme.txt 03-Feb-2003  22:09     5,631,408    Winword.msp 03-Feb-2003  22:52     6,632,892    Winwordff.msp The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:   Date         Time   Version        Size        File name --  31-Jan-2003  20:16  10.0.4929.0    10,603,080  Winword.exe

Note This hotfix requires that the Office XP Service Pack 2 is installed.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Office XP Service Pack 3.



Service Pack Information
This problem was first corrected in Office XP Service Pack 3.To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

307841 How to obtain the latest Office XP Service Pack

Steps to Reproduce the Problem

 * 1) Run Microsoft Excel 2002 (or another OLE server that can support OLE linking).

A default workbook is created for you.
 * 1) Add data to cell A1 and then copy that cell to the clipboard.
 * 2) Open Word 2002.

A default document is created for you.
 * 1) On the Table menu, click Insert and then click Table to add a new table to the document. Your table must have at least 2 columns and 2 rows. Click OK.
 * 2) Click inside a cell and then select Paste Special on the Edit menu.
 * 3) On the Paste Special dialog box, click Paste link and then select Unformatted Text as the format type. Click OK to insert the link as a Word OLE Link Field.
 * 4) Repeat step 5 and step 6 for each cell in the table. One or more cells show the error that is described in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section of this article

Keywords: kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbbug KB810361

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