OLE and Networking Issues

 Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
Article ID: Q82826
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

When using Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1 with OLE version 1.0, it is possible to share an object (create a link to a piece of data) that is located on a network file server. To do this, both the client application and the server application must be installed on the same local machine.

MORE INFORMATION

To establish an OLE communication, both the server and the client application must be installed on the same machine. The interprocess communication that OLE uses (dynamic data exchange -- DDE) is not supported across the network, only locally. The information, either the container document or the source of the linked object, can be on the network server.

In the case of a linked object, the network address for the file that contains the object is stored with the object. When the object is activated, OLE tries to bind to the object. If the network file server is not connected, OLE will attempt to make the connection. If the file server has a password, then OLE will ask for the password. If the connection cannot be established, or if the file is not found, an error message is displayed: 

   Linked document is unavailable.
There is no known limit to the number of connections or links to a network file server, except available drive letters.

KBCategory: kbnetwork kbole kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: win31
Additional reference words: 3.10 3.1

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
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