XL97: Embedded Links to Other Workbooks Cause Error When Exiting

Last reviewed: February 12, 1998
Article ID: Q167078
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you quit Microsoft Excel 97, you may receive the following error message:

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

If you click Details, you receive the following error message:

   EXCEL caused an invalid page fault in module EXCEL.EXE at
   014f:30095945.

Note that the address of the invalid page fault may vary.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if the following conditions are true:

  • In Microsoft Excel 97, you open a workbook that contains an embedded link to another workbook.

        -and-
    
  • When you open the workbook, you click Yes when you are prompted to update the workbook with changes made to the other workbook.

        -and-
    
  • You do not save and/or close the workbook before you exit Microsoft Excel 97.

NOTE: This problem does not occur if you click No when you are prompted to update the workbook with changes to the other workbook, or if a message does not appear when you open the workbook.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, save and/or close any workbooks that contain embedded links to other workbooks BEFORE you quit Microsoft Excel 97.

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

In workbooks in Microsoft Excel 97, you can create embedded links to other documents, including other workbooks, by using the Object dialog box (click Object on the Insert menu).


Additional query words: 97 XL97 014f:30295ab2 014f:3010d50e
014f:30125a30
Keywords : xlgpf xlloadsave kberrmsg
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb
Solution Type : kbworkaround


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Last reviewed: February 12, 1998
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