ACC2000: Run-time Error '424': "Object required" When Using Microsoft Office Chart Wizard on a Data Access Page (323656)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Access 2000
This article was previously published under Q323656
Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.

This article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) and to a Microsoft Access project (.adp).

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Access, when you try to run the Microsoft Office Chart Wizard on a data access page, you may receive the following error message:
Run-time error '424': Object required

CAUSE

This behavior occurs if you insert an Office Chart on a data access page from a computer where Internet Explorer version 6.0 is installed.

RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, use any of the following methods:
  • Create the chart on a computer that does not have Internet Explorer 6.0 installed.
  • After the Microsoft Office Chart Wizard starts, click Cancel and then create the chart without using the wizard (right-click the chart and then click Property Toolbox).
  • Upgrade to Microsoft Access 2002. For additional information about Access 2002, click the link below to view the Microsoft Office Home Page:

    http://www.microsoft.com/office/

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

  1. On a computer with Internet Explorer 6.0, open the sample database Northwind.mdb.
  2. In the Database window, click Pages under Objects, and then click New.
  3. In the New Data Access Page box, click New, and then click OK.
  4. On the Insert menu, click Office Chart.
  5. In step 1 of the wizard, under Chart Type, click Column, and then click Next.
  6. In the Available Database Tables list, click Sales by Category and then click Next.
  7. In step 3a of the wizard, click Next.
  8. In the Series names list, click CategoryID.
  9. In the Values list, click ProductSales.
  10. Click Finish. Notice that you receive the error message shown in the "Symptoms" section.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/30/2004
Keywords:kbbug kbpending KB323656
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