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Q143147: WD97: Word Does Not Receive Subsequent Updates from DDE Server

Article: Q143147
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta word97
Last Modified: 08-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When communicating via DDE from a DDEML server with Microsoft Word 97 for
Windows, the DDE link may stop updating when a DDE conversation is going on
simultaneously on the same topic with more than one item.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve the problem described in this article, obtain and install the latest
Microsoft Word 97 update from the following Microsoft Web site:

  http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/9798/Wd97mcrs.aspx

IMPORTANT NOTE: Microsoft Word 97 post-service release fixes are cumulative. The
latest update contains all of the fixes since Service Release 2. If you install
the latest update for Word 97, you do not need to install any other updates
after Service Release 2.

For additional information about the fixes included in the latest update for Word
97, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q265374 WD97: Post Service Release Fixes for Word 97





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

Additional query words: DDEml DDE conversation

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Keywords          : kbdta word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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