the object is corrupt or is no longer available embed excel2003

[Jay]

When embedding an Excel 2003 worksheet (Insert-->Object-->Excel Worksheet)
into a Word 2003 document, the excel object works great. I can enter data, I
can enter formulas, etc. I then close Word2003 after saving, and when I
re-open the same document with the embedded Excel, I can double click the
Excel object and it launches the Excel application inside of Word2003, and
life is good. If I wait 15 minutes, sometimes more / sometimes less
something occurs to the document (while open) where the Excel object is no
longer an Excel object. It is treated like a "picture" and when I
(Edit-->Object) on the menu I get a message "the object is corrupt or is no
longer available". At this point the data is totally unusable.

 

[cjohnson275]

Hi Jay,

Are you by any chance using Windows XP SP2 and Office 2003 SP3?

Thanks.
CJ

 

[cjohnson275]

Hi Jay,

Are you by any chance using Norton Antivirus software? Also, what type
of OS and Office version (including SP) do you have installed?

Thanks.
CJ

 

[Jay]

All,

I figured out what the error is. We installed ACT 2003 for Workgroups.
There is an "add-in" DLL that allows the user to share documents wit Word and
Excel. This add-in is the culprit. By "un-registering" this DLL and
renaming Normal.Doc, the problem is resolved.

Please refer to the Sage KB at www.sage.com for more details. This is a
known issue.

J