XL97: Always Create Backup Fails on Internet FTP Location

 Last reviewed: January 15, 1998
Article ID: Q157041
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you save a workbook to a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) site while in Microsoft Excel 97, the option to "Always create backup" does not work. However, after you save the file a second time, a file by the following name is created: 

   Backup of <File name>.xlk
where <File name> is the name of the file you are saving.

WORKAROUND

To create a backup to an FTP location, save the file to the FTP site and then immediately click Save As on the File menu and save the file with a different name. The first file you saved is the backup, and the second file is the working copy.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

REFERENCES

For more information about creating backups of files click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel 97 Help, type the following text 

   Backing up
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Save a backup copy of a workbook" topic.

Additional query words: XL97 8.0 www network internet autosave
Keywords : xlloadsave xlweb kbnetwork
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: January 15, 1998
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