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Q291103: BUG: InsertObjDlg Fails with "Unable to Access Source" Err Msg

Article: Q291103
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbActiveX kbVBp kbVBp600 kbVBp600bug
Last Modified: 16-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
========

You can use the InsertObjDlg method of the OLE container control to create an
object from a file. However, if the file name contains any extended ASCII
characters (that is, characters with the values 0 through 31 and 127 through
255), InsertObjDlg fails, and you receive the following error message:

  Error 31039
  Unable to access source document

This error occurs even though the file closes in the operation system.

CAUSE
=====

Before OLE container control checks whether the file name that you provided is
valid, it converts all of the characters in the file name from the American
National Standards Institute (ANSI) character set to the OEM character set. With
extended ASCII characters in the file name, the converted file name is no longer
the same as the original file name. Because the converted file name is not
available in the system, OLE container control reports an error.

RESOLUTION
==========

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but
it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to computers
that are experiencing this specific problem.

NOTE: You must have a Visual Studio license agreement to obtain this fix.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the
fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and
information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World
Wide Web:

  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or
later:

  Date        Time     Version     Size    File name
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  17-Apr-2001 12:05PM  6.0.91.15   1.42MB  Msvbvm60.dll
  17-Apr-2001 12:05PM  6.0.0.8965  1.64MB  VBA6.dll
  17-Apr-2001 12:05PM  6.0.91.15   1.86MB  VB6.exe



STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. In the Visual Basic Integrated Development Environment (IDE), create a Visual
  Basic Standard EXE project. Form1 is created by default.

2. Add an OLE container control to the form. Keep the default name OLE1.

3. Add the following code to the code window of Form1:

      Private Sub OLE1_Click()
          OLE1.InsertObjDlg
      End Sub

4. Press the F5 key to run the project.

5. Click the OLE container control.

6. In the Insert Object dialog box, click "Create from File".

7. In the Insert Object dialog box, click Browse, and select a file that uses
  extended ASCII characters in the file name. For example:

  "Cafe.doc" (where "e" is ASCII 130)

8. In the Insert Object dialog box, click OK. You receive the above-mentioned
  error message.

Additional query words: error 31039

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Keywords          : kbActiveX kbVBp kbVBp600 kbVBp600bug 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB600Search kbVB600
Version           : :6.0
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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