XL5: OK Button Doesn't Change to Selected Subdirectory

• Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

In the Open dialog box in Microsoft Excel, when you select a subdirectory from the Directories list, and then choose the OK button, the current directory listed under Directories does not change to the subdirectory that you selected .

CAUSE

When you press ENTER in the Open dialog box while a subdirectory is selected in the Directories list, the selected subdirectory becomes the current directory. This is the expected behavior. However, if you choose the OK button, while a subdirectory is selected, the current directory in the Directories list is selected, and the current directory listed under Directories does not change.

WORKAROUND

To select a subdirectory in the Open dialog box using the mouse, double-click the subdirectory name in the Directories list.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Excel version 5.0c for Windows.

REFERENCES

For more information about the Open Command (File Menu), choose the Search button in Help and type:

    opening files