PRB: "Error Creating OLE Object" with Paintbrush & Windows 3.0

ID: Q102703

2.50 2.50a WINDOWS kbole kbinterop kbprb

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5 and 2.5a

SYMPTOMS

Appending Paintbrush objects in Microsoft Windows version 3.0 to a FoxPro for Windows general field will cause the following error message:

   Error creating OLE object

For example, APPEND GENERAL <FLDNAME> FROM \<path>\<file>.bmp will cause this error to occur.

CAUSE

This error occurs because Paintbrush is not an OLE server in Windows 3.0. An appropriate OLE server is required to embed or link files of a specific type in general fields. Additional reference words: FoxWin 2.50 2.50a APPEND GENERAL OLE PAINTBRUSH WIN30 object linking and embedding KBCategory: kbole kbinterop kbprb KBSubcategory: FxinteropOle

Keywords          : kberrmsg FxinteropOle 
Version           : 2.50 2.50a
Platform          : WINDOWS