XL97: Error Inserting or Deleting Rows or Columns After Undo

• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you insert or delete a row or column, Microsoft Excel displays one of the following error messages.

Microsoft Windows 95

   This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.
   If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.

   EXCEL caused an invalid page fault in module Excel.exe at
   0137:300e1913.

Microsoft Windows NT

   An application error has occurred and an application error log is
   being generated.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:

• The workbook contains a defined name that refers to a three-dimensional reference.

      -and-
  

• You group items on a worksheet, insert or delete a row or column, reference the defined name, and then click Undo on the Edit menu to undo the insert or delete operation.

      -and-
  

• You insert or delete a column or row that causes a formula that refers to the defined name to recalculate.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, do not insert or delete a column in a workbook that contains a defined name that refers to a 3-D formula when you are in group mode.

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.

MORE INFORMATION

A 3-D reference is a formula that refers to multiple worksheet in the same workbook. For example, the defined name "Test" can refer to the following formula:

   =Sum(Sheet1:Sheet5!$A$10)

You can place a worksheet in group mode by holding SHIFT or CTRL and clicking the sheet tabs you want to group.

REFERENCES

For more information about 3-D references, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text

   3-d references