XL2000: Client Is Not Updated with Multiple Instances of Excel (213500)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 2000
This article was previously published under Q213500

SYMPTOMS

When multiple instances of Microsoft Excel are simultaneously serving as Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) clients to a single DDE server, only one instance of Excel is updated.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

This behavior is an issue with the current implementation of the DDE Management Library (DDEML). It occurs only when all of the following conditions are met:
  • There are two or more instances of the same program serving as DDE clients.
  • The programs all have objects with the same name (such as "Sheet1").
  • The programs all try to use Fetch.advise.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/11/2006
Keywords:kbbug kbpending kbProgramming KB213500
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