WD2000: Word Stops Responding When Communicating with OLE1 OCX Through DDE to VBA Form (255970)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 2000, Service Release 1
This article was previously published under Q255970 SYMPTOMS
Word stops responding when an out-of-process application uses a Visual Basic (VB) OLE control (OCX) on a Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) form in Word to communicate with the application through a dynamic data exchange (DDE) link.
CAUSE
Word is sending a RETRYLATER message to the control, when it should be sending an ISHANDLED message.
RESOLUTIONTo resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
276367 OFF2000: How to Obtain the Latest Office 2000 Service Pack
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 2.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/16/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbOffice2000sp2fix kbQFE KB255970 |
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