ACC2000: Word DDE Connection Error Using Table or Query with Quotation Marks (198916)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Access 2000
- Microsoft Word 2000
This article was previously published under Q198916 Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.
SYMPTOMS
When you try to establish a DDE connection from a Word document to a
Microsoft Access table or query by using the Insert Database command in
Word, you may receive the following error message:
Word could not re-establish a DDE connection to Microsoft Access to complete the current task.
CAUSE
The table or query in Microsoft Access that you are trying to link has
quotation marks in its name.
RESOLUTION
Before you try to create a DDE link, you should rename any table or query
that you want to use in the DDE connection with Word so that it doesn't
have quotation marks.
REFERENCESFor more information about exporting Microsoft Access data to Word, click Microsoft Access Help on the
Help menu, type export table or query to Word in the Office Assistant or
the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics
returned.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 6/24/2004 |
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Keywords: | kbinterop kbprb KB198916 |
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