PRB: Excel Doesn't Use Container's Name for Embedded Objects

• Microsoft Visual Basic Standard, Professional, and Enterprise Editions, 16-bit and 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0
• Microsoft Excel

SYMPTOMS

Microsoft Excel does not display the name specified in the HostName property of the OLE control in its worksheet when an embedded worksheet object is opened. This behavior is exhibited by both the 16-bit and 32-bit versions of Microsoft Excel version 5.0.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

The following is from the Remarks section of the HostName topic in the Visual Basic help file:

"When editing an object, the HostName property setting may be displayed in the object's window title. However, some applications that provide objects don't display HostName."

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Start a new project in Visual Basic. Form1 is created by default.



2. Add an OLE Client control to Form1. When the Insert Object dialog box appears, select Microsoft Excel 5.0 WorkSheet.



3. Select the HostName property of the OLE control and set it to "My Server."



4. Press the F5 key to Run the program.



5. Right-click the OLE Client control, and choose Open.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbprg kbVBp400 IAPOLE VB4WIN vbwin
Version : WINDOWS:4.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb