PRB: "Link Document Unavailable" Generated by Microsoft Write (99048)
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This article was previously published under Q99048 SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Write version 3.1, which ships with Microsoft Windows
version 3.1, the following error may be generated:
Link Document unavailable
CAUSE
This error is generated if a file containing an OLE 1.0 object is
opened. When a Write file containing OLE 1.0 links is loaded and the
links are updated, each of the OLE servers that own the links must be
started in order to complete the link update process. Each time a
server application is started, Write sets a timer to determine whether
there is a problem starting the application.
If this timer expires without a response from the OLE application,
Write displays a "Link Document unavailable" dialog box. When the OLE
application finally does start and sends the proper OLE response back
to Write, the dialog box is automatically dismissed. Typically, this
message is displayed if an OLE server application takes more than a
few seconds to start and register itself with OLE.
RESOLUTION
One way a server application can avoid this situation with Windows
Write (and other OLE 1.0 client applications) is to call the
OleRegisterServer and OleRegisterServerDoc functions earlier in the server application's initialization code. The application should then enter into a message loop to dispatch the queued OLE messages back to
the client application, and finally, continue with the startup
process.
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 3/3/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb kbProgramming KB99048 kbAudDeveloper |
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