XL97: Error Updating or Modifying Link to DDE Server ProgramLast reviewed: January 7, 1998Article ID: Q172753 |
The information in this article applies to:
SYMPTOMSIn Microsoft Excel 97, if you click Update Now, Automatic, or Manual in the Links dialog box, you may receive the following error message:
This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down. If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.If you click Details, you receive an error message similar to any of the following:
EXCEL caused an invalid page fault in module EXCEL.EXE at 0137:30278a70. EXCEL caused an invalid page fault in module KERNEL32.DLL at 0137:bff7677a. EXCEL caused an invalid page fault in module KERNEL32.DLL at 0137:bff9a5d0.In addition, Microsoft Word 97 or Microsoft PowerPoint 97 may stop responding.
CAUSEThis problem occurs when the following conditions are true:
WORKAROUNDTo work around this problem, do not click Open Source in the Links dialog box when the selected source file is a DDE server program. If the problem occurs, Microsoft Word 97 or Microsoft PowerPoint 97 may stop responding. When this happens, press CTRL+ALT+DEL and close any programs are not responding.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
MORE INFORMATIONIn Microsoft Excel, you can create a formula that returns information from a DDE server program. The syntax of such a formula is as follows:
=<ServerName>|<Topic>!<Value><ServerName> is usually the name of an .exe file, without the .exe file name extension, for example, StockSrv. <Topic> and <Value> vary from program to program. When you enter a formula that returns information from a DDE server program, the formula is updated each time the DDE server program broadcasts new information. When you open a workbook that contains formulas that refer to DDE server programs, you are prompted whether to update the workbook. If you click No, the formulas in the workbook that refer to the DDE server program are not updated properly. If you want the formulas to update properly, follow these steps:
There is no need to use the Links dialog box when you are working with formulas that refer to DDE server programs. Attempting to use the Links dialog box to control the connection to a DDE server program may cause problems, for example, the problem described in this article.
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