Microsoft KB Archive/201634

= PRB: "Cannot Insert Object" When Inserting ActiveX Control in Excel =

Article ID: 201634

Article Last Modified on 6/14/2006

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Visual J++ 6.0 Standard Edition, when used with:  Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

 Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition  Microsoft Java Virtual Machine

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This article was previously published under Q201634



SYMPTOMS
When trying to insert an ActiveX control (created in Visual J++ 6.0) into Excel 97, the following error appears:

Cannot insert object.

This happens with the Microsoft virtual machine prior to build 3158.

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Steps to Reproduce Behavior

 * 1) Launch Visual J++ 6.0.
 * 2) Select Control from Visual J++ Projects...Components" in the New Project dialog box.
 * 3) Assign a project name, for example, ProjectN (where N=1,2, and so forth), for example. Click Open.
 * 4) Select the checkbox for the class on the Project Properties...COM Classes tab.
 * 5) In the Project Properties...Output Format tab, select Enable Packaging and set Packaging Type to COM DLL.
 * 6) Build the project. This will build and register the type library/DLL for the project ProjectN.
 * 7) Launch Excel 97.
 * 8) From the View menu, point to Toolbars and click Control Toolbox.
 * 9) Click More Controls on the Control Toolbox.
 * 10) Select the control just registered, for examplke, ProjectN.ControlN from the Control Toolbox.
 * 11) Click a cell on the Excel grid.

The following error appears:

Cannot insert object

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