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Q178879: WD97: Run-Time Error ‘4599’ Using DDE to Internet Explorer 4.x

Article: Q178879
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbcode kbProgramming 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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In versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer earlier than Microsoft Internet
Explorer version 4.x, dynamic data exchange (DDE) commands could be used to
extract the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) address from the browser. For
instance, the following sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications code
would display the URL address in a message box:

     Sub ShowUrl()
        IEchannel = DDEInitiate("iexplore", "www_getwindowinfo")
        Info = DDERequest(IEchannel, "dogetwindowinfo")
        MsgBox Info
        DDETerminateAll
     End Sub

This code no longer works with Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.x and
returns the following error message:

  Run-time error '4599': Process failed in other application

WORKAROUND
==========

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The following sample Visual Basic code displays the URL address for each window
displayed in the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser:

     Sub FindIE40Url()
        Dim IEWindows As New SHDocVw.ShellWindows
        Dim oIE As SHDocVw.InternetExplorer
        On Error GoTo errorhandler
        For Each oIE In IEWindows
           MsgBox "Caption: " & oIE.LocationName & vbCr & "URL: " _
              & oIE.LocationURL
        Next
     errorhandler:
        If Err <> 0 then
           MsgBox " Microsoft Internet Explorer must be running" _
              & " for this code to work."
        End If
     End Sub

Note: For this code to work, you must reference the "Microsoft Internet
Controls." To add the "Microsoft Internet Controls" reference, follow these
steps:

1. In the Visual Basic Editor, click References on the Tools menu.

  The References dialog box shows all object libraries and projects that are
  registered with the operating system.

2. In the Available References list, scroll down to find "Microsoft Internet
  Controls."

3. Click to select the "Microsoft Internet Controls" check box, and then click
  OK.

MORE INFORMATION
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For more information about the Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x Automation
object, please see the "Web Browse Objects" documentation available at the
following Microsoft World Wide Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/intdev/sdk

NOTE: Because the Microsoft Web site is constantly updated, the site address may
change without notice. If this occurs, link to the Microsoft home page at the
following address:

  http://www.microsoft.com/

You can also obtain information about the Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x
Automation object by searching on "InternetExplorer Object" (without the
quotation marks) in the ActiveX SDK online documentation.

For Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x, refer to the "Reusing the WebBrowser
Control" in the "Internet Tools and Technologies" book of the Internet Client
SDK documentation, or search on "InternetExplorer" (without the quotation marks)
in the Internet Client SDK documents index.

The Internet Client Software Development Kit (SDK) provides the necessary tools,
samples, and documentation for authoring content for the Web and the desktop,
for developing controls and components, and for writing applications for the
Internet. This SDK also allows you to take advantage of technology provided by
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.x.

For more information about the Internet Client SDK, please see the following
Microsoft World Wide Web sites:

  http://www.microsoft.com/msdn/sdk/

  -and-

  http://www.microsoft.com/intdev/sdk/

NOTE: Because the Microsoft Web site is constantly updated, the site address may
change without notice. If this occurs, link to the Microsoft home page at the
following address:

  http://www.microsoft.com/

REFERENCES
==========

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

Additional query words: wordcon vba

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Keywords          : kbcode kbProgramming kbwordvba 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbprb

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