PPT97: Accessing an Object OLEFormat Property Resizes the Object

ID: Q228550

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft PowerPoint 97 For Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you reference an embedded object using the OLEFormat property from the Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) object model, the object may be unexpectedly resized.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or higher:


   Date      Time    Version      Size    File name     Platform
   -------------------------------------------------------------
   4/7/1999  6:46PM  8.0.0.6407   3.34MB  powerpnt.exe  Windows

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbprg KbVBA
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug