Windows Err Msg: Failed to Carry Out Command

Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q89083

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11

SYMPTOMS

When you run a packaged object in an object-linking-and-embedding (OLE) client, the following error message may appear:

   Failed to Carry Out Command

CAUSE

This error occurs if the file being packaged has no file extension. In a successful launch of a packaged object, SHELL.DLL finds the object's extension and associates this extension with a .COM, .EXE, .PIF, or .BAT file. This association can be set in File Manager by choosing Associate from the File menu. When the file being packaged has no extension, SHELL.DLL cannot find an associated application.

KBCategory: kbother kberrmsg kbole
KBSubcategory: win31
Additional reference words: 3.10 3.11 win31 object linking embedding

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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