XL97: Crash Saving Workbook If Module Name Contains Equal SignLast reviewed: February 23, 1998Article ID: Q159877 |
The information in this article applies to:
SYMPTOMSWhen you save a workbook that contains one or more module sheets, you receive an error and Microsoft Excel quits without saving the workbook. If you are running Windows 95, you may receive the following error when you attempt to save the workbook:
Excel caused an invalid page fault in module VBE.DLL at 0137:65037fb5If you are running Windows NT 3.51 or later, you may receive the following error when you attempt to save the workbook:
An application error has occurred and an application error log is being generated. excel.exe Exception: access violation (0xc0000005), Address: 0x6504223dworkbook.
CAUSEThis problem may occur if the workbook contains a module sheet with a name that contains an equal sign (=). In Microsoft Excel 97, module names can contain only alphabetic, numeric and underscore characters; the equal sign character is not valid for module names. However, earlier versions of Microsoft Excel allow module sheet names to contain equal signs. Microsoft Excel 97 can successfully open these files. However, when you attempt to save the workbook in the Microsoft Excel 97 file format, you receive an error, and the workbook is not saved.
WORKAROUNDTo work around this problem, change the name of the module sheet to a valid Microsoft Excel 97 module name before you save the file. To do this, use the following steps:
STATUSMicrosoft 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.
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Additional query words: XL97 8.0 8.0 gpf ipf
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