MXL5: "Can't Access File" Opening File on Novell Server

• Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel, when you open a file located on a Novell server, you may receive the following error message:

   Can't access file

CAUSE

This problem occurs when you open a file on a Novell server that has Macintosh services if the file is open in another instance of Microsoft Excel. For example, if the file is open in Microsoft Excel on one workstation, and you open the same file from the network drive in Microsoft Excel on another workstation, you receive this error message.

Under these conditions, you should receive a message indicating that the file is being modified by another user, and you should be allowed to either open the file as Read-Only, or you should be alerted when the file is available.

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 5.0a for the Macintosh.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q128190
   TITLE     : MXL5: "File Being Modified" Error Opening Read-Only File

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