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XL2002: Error Message When You Double-Click Map Object

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This article was previously published under Q282154

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Symptoms

When you double-click or otherwise activate a Microsoft Map object in a Microsoft Excel worksheet, you receive the following error message:
Cannot start the source application for this object.

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Cause

Microsoft Map, sometimes referred to as Data Map, is no longer included in Excel.

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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More information

To confirm the validity of the error message, follow these steps:
  1. Start Excel.
  2. In Excel Help, search for any topic with the word "map." Note that there are no Help topics about maps.

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Keywords: KB282154, kbnofix, kberrmsg, kbbug

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Article Info
Article ID : 282154
Revision : 3
Created on : 1/29/2007
Published on : 1/29/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 236