Microsoft KB Archive/105021

PUB2: Lost Data When Editing OLE Object on Floppy Disk

= PUB2: Lost Data When Editing OLE Object on Floppy Disk =

Q105021
--- The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Publisher version 2.0 ---

SYMPTOMS

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If you try to edit an object-linking-and-embedding (OLE) object in a Publisher document that you have opened from a floppy disk, the OLE server application may fail, and you may lose the contents of the OLE object. This occurs if you have ejected the disk while editing the OLE object.

NOTE: Informal testing has found that this problem does not occur with WordArt 2.0 objects.

STATUS

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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Publisher version 2.0 and Windows version 3.1. This problem was corrected in Windows 95.

RESOLUTION

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To avoid this problem, don't eject the floppy disk while you are editing a Publisher file you have opened from the disk.

MORE INFORMATION

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Steps to Reproduce Problem --

1. Create a new Publisher document.

2. Insert an OLE object (for example, from Draw or Excel).

3. Save the new publication to a floppy disk.

4. Close the publication.

5. Open the publication again from the floppy disk.

6. Double-click the OLE object to edit it.

7. Eject the floppy disk.

8. In the OLE server application, choose to Update the object in the publication.

The server application closes suddenly without updating the object, and Publisher loses the contents of the OLE object you were editing.

Additional query words: 2.00 mspub pub20 win31 hang crash lock source destination diskette object linking and embedding