Microsoft KB Archive/106300

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ACC1x: DDEInitiate from Word Fails When MS Access Is Not Running

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Q106300

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Access versions 1.0, 1.1

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SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to initiate a DDE conversation from Microsoft Word to Microsoft Access, the DDEInitiate function will fail if Microsoft Access is not already running.

CAUSE
If the DDE connect request is sent by Microsoft Word before Microsoft Access is fully initialized, the connect request is rejected.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Access versions 1.0 and 1.1. This problem no longer occurs in Microsoft Access version 2.0.

Steps to Reproduce Problem
  Enter the following code in a new macro in Microsoft Word:

     iChan = DDEInitiate("MSAccess", "System") DDETerminate iChan  Save and run the macro. Be sure that Microsoft Access is in the PATH statement in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, but not currently running.  Answer Yes to the message:

The remote data (System) is not accessible. Do you want to start the application MSAccess?

You get the error message:

WordBASIC Err=500

Cannot Initiate Link



Keywords : kbinterop

Issue type : kbbug

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