Insert Link from File Changes Current Directory (109553)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft OLE Libraries for Windows and Win32s 2.01
This article was previously published under Q109553 SUMMARY
The Open common dialog box changes the current working directory unless
OFN_NOCHANGEDIR is specified. The UI Change Source dialog box depends on
the change directory functionality, therefore, the Insert Object dialog box
cannot be modified to change this behavior.
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The Insert Object dialog box allows a user to insert a linked object into
the container document from a file residing on disk. This action changes
the current working directory to the drive and directory in which the file
resides. If this file is located on a network drive and the network drive
becomes unavailable after the link is established, any subsequent attempt
to insert an embedded object will fail until the working directory is
changed to a drive and directory that is accessible.
The problem materializes when the OLE 2.0 libraries attempt to WinExec a
server application for a subsequent embedded object. In this situation, the
call to WinExec fails because the current working directory is invalid.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 3/3/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbprogramming KB109553 |
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