WD97: Error "Word cannot edit the Microsoft Excel Chart" When Using DoVerb to Open Excel Chart Object (235661)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q235661 SYMPTOMS
After you insert a Microsoft Excel Chart object into a Word 97 document and group it with an object such as a text box, the following error messages appear when you run a Visual Basic for Applications macro that uses the DoVerb method to open the Excel chart:
Word cannot edit the Microsoft Excel Chart
Run-time error "16389" Internal Error
WORKAROUND
Use the Open method instead of the DoVerb method to open the Excel object. For example, change the following code:
ActiveDocument.Shapes(1).GroupItems(1).OleFormat.DoVerb 2
to
ActiveDocument.Shapes(1).GroupItems(1).OleFormat.Open
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. MORE INFORMATION
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/14/2000 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbdtacode KB235661 |
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