PUB: "Cannot Update Object" Message After Opening Publisher File (137131)

SYMPTOMS

If you open a publication that contains a link to another file, and the other file has been moved, deleted, or renamed, you will get the following error message:

Cannot update object.

Windows may be low on memory or disk space, or an object may not be correctly registered.

CAUSE

When you open a publication, Publisher tries to update all linked objects. If an update fails for any reason, you get the error message. Publisher indicates that the update failed but does not indicate why it failed.

RESOLUTION

If you receive the above error message, try double-clicking each linked object in your publication. If the linked file is present, the file will open. If a linked file is missing, you will see the following descriptive error message:

File link error.

This publication contains information that is linked to another file, but Publisher cannot find that file. You may have deleted or moved the file or the program you created it in. For information on linked files, press F1 now.

In Publisher, click Links on the Edit menu. Click Change Source to select another object of the same type to replace the linked object.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.