Microsoft Excel Workbook May Not Activate from Object Packager

 Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
Article ID: Q107786
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SYMPTOMS

If you insert a Microsoft Excel 4.0 workbook into a Word for Windows document using the Windows Object Packager, Microsoft Excel may open and then close if you attempt to activate the workbook. A Microsoft Excel 4.0 workbook file cannot be inserted, linked, or embedded directly into a Word document.

WORKAROUND

Switch to File Manager, choose Associate from the File menu, and associate XLW files with EXCEL.EXE.

STATUS

This problem was corrected in Excel version 5.0 for Windows.

Additional query words: winword2 2.0 2.0a 2.0a-CD 2.0b 2.0c 6.0
word6 winword
w4wexcel
Keywords : kbinterop
Version : 2.0 2.0a 2.0a-CD 2.0b 2.0c
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
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