Microsoft KB Archive/92745

PRB: No Error Given When Linked OLE Object Cannot be Found

Article ID: Q92745
Creation Date: 15-NOV-1992
Revision Date: 19-SEP-1996 The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Access versions 1.0 and 1.1

SYMPTOMS

Microsoft Access does not warn you if you close an OLE server without saving a linked embedded object.

STATUS

This behavior no longer occurs in Microsoft Access version 2.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Start Microsoft Excel.
In SHEET1 enter data in several cells, select and then copy them to the Clipboard.
Start Microsoft Access.
Open a new form and choose Paste Link from the Edit menu to create a linked embedded object.
Switch back to Excel and close SHEET1. DO NOT save the changes.
Switch back to Microsoft Access and double-click the linked embedded object. Microsoft Excel comes to the foreground, the hourglass is displayed, and Microsoft Excel is then closed. No error message is displayed.

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Additional reference words: 1.00 1.10
KBCategory: kbole
KBSubcategory: IntpOle