PRJ41: "Topic Does Not Exist" Using Help for Object Library (136882)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Project for Windows 95 4.1
This article was previously published under Q136882

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Project, when you display Help for a method or property from an object library file that is referenced in your module, you receive the following error message:
The topic does not exist. Contact your application vendor for an updated Help file. (129)

CAUSE

This problem occurs when you reference an object library in a module in your project, such as the Microsoft Excel 5.0 Object Library, and you attempt to display Help for a method or property in the object library by using the Object Browser or context sensitive Help (by pressing F1 with a keyword selected in the module).

For example, if you reference the Microsoft Excel 5.0 Object Library in your module, and you open the Object Browser, if you attempt to display Help for the ReplacementList property of the AutoCorrect object in the Microsoft Excel library, you receive the error message described above.

This problem occurs with the following object libraries. 
Name in References                   Filename        Name in Object Browser

Microsoft Office 95 Object Library   Mso5enu.dll     MicrosoftOffice
Microsoft 3.0 DAO Object Library     Dao3032.dll     DAO
Microsoft Excel 5.0 Object Library   XL5en32.olb     Excel
Office Binder 1.0 Type Library       Binder.tlb      OfficeBinder
PowerPoint 7.0 Object Library        Powerpnt.tlb    PowerPoint

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, you must start the program that installs the Help file for the object library, such as Microsoft Excel, run Help in this program, and enter the keyword for which you want help.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Project listed above.

REFERENCES

For more information about using the References command in Microsoft Project, click the Index tab in Microsoft Project Help, type the following text

references

double-click the selected text and then double-click References Command (Visual Basic) to go to the References Command (Tools Menu) topic.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/6/2002
Keywords:kbbug KB136882
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