PUB: File Link Error Message When Opening Publisher Document (81836)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Publisher for Windows
- Microsoft Publisher for Windows 1.0a
- Microsoft Publisher for Windows 2.0
- Microsoft Publisher for Windows 2.0a
- Microsoft Publisher for Windows 3.0
This article was previously published under Q81836 SYMPTOMS
The following error messages may occur when you open a Publisher document
that contains a linked object:
Publisher 3.0 and 97
When you open the document:
Cannot update object - Windows may be low on memory or disk space, or
an object may not be correctly registered.
When you click on the object:
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.
Publisher 1.0, 2.0
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 application you created it in. Press F1 for more
information on linked files.
UNABLE TO OPEN SERVER APPLICATION
Publisher is unable to open the application needed to complete this
task. You may be low on memory. Save your work and close any other
applications to free up memory, then try again. If you've already
done this, then the application may not be accessible. Press F1 now
if you want more information.
CAUSE
The path in the Win.ini file or Windows 95 Registry to the server
application is incorrect.
STATUS
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information
here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
WORKAROUNDPublisher 3.0 and 97
Reinstall the server application to rewrite the registry entries.
Publisher 1.0, 2.0
If selecting a linked object produces one of the messages above in
Publisher 2.0 with Windows 3.1 or Publisher 2.0 with Windows 95, perform
the following steps:
- Open the Win.ini file in Notepad.
- Locate the [Embedding] section.
- In the [Embedding] section, locate the server application statement, and
modify it to include the full path to the executable. Note the following
example for a correct entry for Microsoft Excel 3.0. Note the path to
the executable.
ExcelWorksheet=Worksheet created by Microsoft
Excel,Microsoft Excel Worksheet,C:\Excel\Excel.exe,
picture
- Save the Win.ini file and exit Windows.
- Restart Windows.
- Start Microsoft Publisher.
- Open the publication containing the linked objects. Upon opening the
publication, you will receive the following error message:
"Update references to unopened document?"
This message may be overlayed with another message:
Server Busy: Application for object is busy Press "Retry" to
try again or "Switch" to go to the application using the
task list.
The "Update" reference message still appears behind the "Server
Busy" message. Choose the Update message to bring it forward.
Choose OK to update. Wait. Once the update is complete, the Server
Busy message disappears.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/16/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kberrmsg kbinterop kbprb KB81836 |
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