title: How do I fix Microsoft Access OLE Object fields that display "Microsoft Access can't open the file containing the OLE object" error
body: <h2>Background</h2>
  
  <p>I have an Access 2010 database where I am trying to export an OLE Object field to a corresponding Word document. I've successfully exported 900 records but 300 records will not with the following error information:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <ul>
    <li>Err.Number: 2707</li>
    <li>Err.HelpContext: 9360</li>
    <li>Err.Description: Microsoft Office Access can't open the file containing the OLE object.</li>
    </ul>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>When I display any of the problem records in a Bound Object Frame then text from the Word document is displayed on screen. However when I double-click the frame to open the field in Word the alert box reads:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Microsoft Access can't open the file containing the OLE object.</p>
    
    <ul>
    <li>You may have specified an invalid file name or an invalid unit of data (such as a range of cells from a worksheet) within the file for
    the OLE object.</li>
    <li>The file you specified may not be available because it's locked by another user or you don't have permission to use it.</li>
    </ul>
    
    <p>Try one of the following:</p>
    
    <ul>
    <li>Make sure the file is available and that you used the correct file name.</li>
    <li>Check the OLE server's documentation for information about the syntax to use when specifiying an OLE object's data.</li>
    </ul>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>The error message suggests these records are using <strong>linked</strong> Word documents, this is not the case, they are all <strong>embedded</strong> Word documents.</p>
  
  <h2>Question</h2>
  
  <ol>
  <li>How can I export these embedded Word documents?</li>
  <li>Why can Access display their contents but I can't open or edit them?</li>
  </ol>