DOCUMENT:Q162260 14-NOV-2000 [word97] TITLE :WD97: Err Msg: "The Subdocument Is Missing" Word Hangs PRODUCT :Word 97 for Windows PROD/VER:WINDOWS:97 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbualink97 kblayout ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Word 97 for Windows ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you insert a subdocument into a master document, you may receive the following error message: The subdocument \ is missing. Do you want to expand the master document without this subdocument? If you click Yes, Word may stop responding (hang). CAUSE ===== The subdocument you are inserting contains a subdocument that is missing. This problem occurs if the inserted subdocument contains only the subdocument that is missing. Word will not hang if the inserted subdocument contains other subdocuments besides the one that is missing. RESOLUTION ========== Correct the problem with the subdocument before you insert it into a master document. STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article. Additional query words: 97 8.0 word8 word97 ====================================================================== Keywords : kbualink97 kblayout Technology : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2 Version : WINDOWS:97 ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2000.