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Q156565: XCLN: Public Folders and Linked/Embedded Documents

Article: Q156565
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): WINDOWS:4.0,5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage
Last Modified: 06-APR-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Windows 95/98 client, versions 4.0, 5.0 
- Microsoft Exchange Windows 3.x client, versions 4.0, 5.0 
- Microsoft Exchange Windows NT client, versions 4.0, 5.0 
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SUMMARY
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If you open an OLE object located in a Microsoft Exchange Public Folder (PF),
copy part of the object to the clipboard, and paste a link to that object into
another OLE aware application, any subsequent modifications to the original OLE
object will modify a local copy of the OLE object, not the one located in the
PF. This behavior is not specific to any one application, it will occur with any
application that is OLE aware.

This behavior is by design. The file stored in the PF is an OLE object and as
such, has no actual file system path. Therefore, the OLE client links to a local
temporary file while it is open.

MORE INFORMATION
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To reproduce this behavior, follow these steps:

1. Start a Microsoft Exchange client.

2. Post an Excel file (Test.xls) in a PF.

3. Open the Excel file in the PF.

4. Highlight a few cells and copy them to the clipboard by opening the Edit menu
  and selecting Copy.

5. Start Microsoft Word and create a new Word document.

6. Open the Edit menu, click the Paste Special command, click the Paste Link
  radio button, select Microsoft Excel Worksheet Object in the As listbox, and
  click OK.

  NOTE: At this point, the link is pointing to Test.xls in your Temp directory,
  usually C:\Temp\Test.xls.

7. Close Excel. This will delete the temporary Test.xls file.

8. In the Word document, open the Edit menu, click Links, and click Update Now.

At this point, the Update column will display N/A because the link is pointing to
a file in the temp directory that no longer exists.

Additional query words: word excel freedoc ole paste link copy

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Keywords          : kbusage 
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbExchange400 kbExchangeClientSearch kbZNotKeyword kbZNotKeyword2 kbZNotKeyword3 kbExchange400NT kbExchange500NT kbExchange400Win95 kbExchange500Win95
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0,5.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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