Track Changes in tables in Wod 2003

[Sam]

I'm automating Word using C# and XML. One of my users keeps getting the
error, "Requested object not found" when trying to reject or accept changes
made to a table cell. I thought it might be because the table cell contained
xml tags, so I went to my machine and closed all open applications. I then
opened Word manually (no xml), created a table, typed in some text in all
cells, and turned on "Track Changes". I then bolded the text in one of the
cells. The "formatted" track change bubble appeared on the right. If I then
right-clicked on the bubble and tried to reject the change, nothing happens.
The only way I could make it dissappear is if I reject all changes.

Turns out if I load this document into my c# automation tool and try to
iterate through the document revisions, I get items in the collection that
are in COMException; trying to get to any properties of the item causes
errors.

This wasn't an XML document; it was just a normal document.

 

[Beth Melton]

I can duplicate the inability to Accept/Reject formatting changes in a
cell in Word 2003 SP-1 and Word 2002 SP-3 by right-clicking the change
bubble or by using the Reviewing toolbar.

It could be a bug but it's possibly 'by design' since
accepting/rejecting formatting changes requires selecting the range. I
think the issue is due to the entire table row being selected rather
than the cell contents when the change is accepted/rejected. If the
formatting change is applied to the entire row then the issue doesn't
occur.

A workaround is to right-click the change in the cell and select
Accept/Reject.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

 

[Sam]

I'm not sure if I agree that it may be by design. When it gets in the state
where you can't accept/reject by right-clicking on the bubble, the revision
collection itself contains items that are unusable; and if you try to get to
one of the properties of the item, you get COMException "Requested object is
not available". I tried the registry change outlined in KB: 841539 to no
avail.

 

[Beth Melton]

I can't say I've ever agreed with any of their 'by design' bugs - just
speculating on what their answer might be. <grin>

If there is a hotfix available for it then I'd say it is a bug. You
need the hotfix in order to utilize the Reg hack - did you obtain it
as well?

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/

 

[Sam]

I went to KB: 838899, which stated that this hotfix was replaced by the
hotfix in KB: 883946, which in turn stated that this hotfix was replaced by
the hotfix in KB: 885255 and so on until ending at KB: 887979. Here, I came
across a security update called "office2003-kb887979-fullfile-enu.exe", which
stated that it included all of the hotfixes, including the ones I have
listed. I ran it and it said that this update was already applied.

Still kind of boggled by this one.

 

[Beth Melton]

It sounds like you've encountered a variation of the original bug.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/