XL98: Run-Time Error When Using DDEInitiate with WordLast reviewed: February 4, 1998Article ID: Q177000 |
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SYMPTOMSWhen you run a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro that uses the DDEInitiate command to launch Microsoft Word, you may receive the following error message:
Run-time error '-2147352571 (80020005)': Cannot find data source. WORKAROUNDMicrosoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language being demonstrated and the tools used to create and debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific needs. If you have limited programming experience, you may want to contact the Microsoft fee-based consulting line at (800) 936-5200. For more information about the support options available from Microsoft, please see the following page on the World Wide Web:
http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/refguide/default.aspIf you want to programmatically control Word from Excel with a Visual Basic macro, use Automation instead of dynamic data exchange (DDE). The following example illustrates using Automation to start Word and print a file in Word from an Excel macro.
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.
REFERENCESFor more information about Automation, click the Office Assistant, type "automation," click Search, and then click to view "Understanding Automation." For more information about Automation, click the Office Assistant, type "automation," click Search, and then click to view "Controlling One Microsoft Office Application from Another." NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Excel Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q120802 TITLE : Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component |
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