PRB: "Error Creating OLE Object" with Paintbrush & Windows 3.0

 Last reviewed: April 29, 1996
Article ID: Q102703
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5 and 2.5a

SYMPTOMS

Appending Paintbrush objects in Microsoft Windows version 3.0 to a FoxPro for Windows general field will cause the following error message: 

   Error creating OLE object
For example, APPEND GENERAL <FLDNAME> FROM \<path>\<file>.bmp will cause this error to occur.

CAUSE

This error occurs because Paintbrush is not an OLE server in Windows 3.0. An appropriate OLE server is required to embed or link files of a specific type in general fields.

Additional reference words: FoxWin 2.50 2.50a APPEND GENERAL OLE PAINTBRUSH
WIN30 object linking and embedding
KBCategory: kbole kbinterop kbprg kbprb kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: FxinteropOle

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Last reviewed: April 29, 1996
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