Q164624: WD97: Inserting OLE Object in Header Opens OLE Application

Article: Q164624
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbinterop kbole kbwordvba
Last Modified: 13-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 you use Visual Basic for Applications to insert an OLE object, such as a
Microsoft Excel Worksheet object, into the header or footer of a document, the
object opens the application for editing instead of providing in-place editing
within Word for Windows.

CAUSE
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The following example Visual Basic for Applications macro replicates this
behavior:

     Sub Main()
       ' Set up object variables.
       Dim oDoc1 As Object
       Dim oRange1 As Object
       Dim oInlineShape As Object
       Set oDoc1 = Documents.Add
       Set oRange1 = oDoc1.Content
       Set oRange2 = oDoc1.Sections(1).Headers(1).Range
       ' Insert the OLE object
       Set oInlineShape1 = oDoc1.InlineShapes.AddOLEObject(Range:=oRange2, _
       ClassType:="Excel.Sheet.8", LinkToFile:=False, DisplayAsIcon:=False)
     End Sub

WORKAROUND
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To provide in-place editing, the OLE object needs to know where it will be
inserted on the screen. When this position is unknown, the OLE server, in this
case, Microsoft Excel, operates in Open Mode.

To ensure that the OLE server is activated "in-place," view the header before you
insert the object. The following example Visual Basic for Applications macro
includes the commands for viewing the header prior to inserting the OLE object:

     Sub Main()
        ' Set up object variables.
        Dim oDoc1 As Object
        Dim oRange1 As Object
        Dim oInlineShape As Object
        Set oDoc1 = Documents.Add
        Set oRange1 = oDoc1.Content
        Set oRange2 = oDoc1.Sections(1).Headers(1).Range
        ' Must be in page layout to view header.
        If ActiveWindow.View.SplitSpecial <> wdPaneNone Then
           ActiveWindow.Panes(2).Close
        End If
        If ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Type = _
            wdNormalView Or ActiveWindow. _
            ActivePane.View.Type = wdOutlineView Or _
            ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Type = wdMasterView Then
            ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Type = wdPageView
         End If
         ' View the header.
        ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.SeekView = wdSeekCurrentPageHeader
        ' Insert the OLE object
        Set oInlineShape1 = _
        oDoc1.InlineShapes.AddOLEObject(Range:=oRange2, _
        ClassType:="Excel.Sheet.8", LinkToFile:=False, DisplayAsIcon:=False)
     End Sub

MORE INFORMATION
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For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles


REFERENCES
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For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new
information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: wordcon vb vba vbe

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Keywords          : kbinterop kbole kbwordvba 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbprb

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