Kbase P13392: Error 3258 when invoking WinExec API on Windows 2000 from 16
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
1/28/2003 |
|
Status: Unverified
FACT(s) (Environment):
Windows 2000
FACT(s) (Environment):
Progress 8.1A
SYMPTOM(s):
Trying to load a file into Excel from Progress using DDE
Could not load DLL procedure <WinExec>. (3258)
Could not load DLL procedure <procedure>. (3258)
CAUSE:
The application code was written to use the 16-Bit procedure call to the WinExec API
FIX:
Replace the WinExec API call with the following code:
OS-COMMAND NO-WAIT <FullPathAndFileNameForExcelGoesHere>