This article was previously published under Q149867
SUMMARY
Run-time errors produced when using invalid OLE Automation to Microsoft
Team Manager always generate the same error message and error number.
MORE INFORMATION
A run-time error is an indication of a problem that occurs during execution
of an application when a statement attempts an operation that is impossible
to carry out. An example could be the following statement
Speed = Miles / Hours
where
Hours is zero (0) and Miles is any number.
Because any number divided by zero is impossible to calculate, the
operation is invalid. Even though the statement is syntactically correct,
a run-time error and message is generated.
When a run-time error occurs in Microsoft Team Manager when using OLE
Automation, Microsoft Team Manager passes back to the client application
only the message that an error has occurred, but no specifics. (There are
many kinds of run-time errors.)
The client application (the OLE calling application) then displays its
predefined and default run-time error message. The following are examples
of the default error messages from a few OLE Automation applications.
Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Project:
"Run-time error '1':
There was an OLE automation error."
Microsoft Visual Basic, version 4.0:
"Run-time error '-2147418113 (8000ffff)':
There was an OLE automation error."