XL97: Binder: Virus Warning May Appear More Than Once

• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Office 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you add a Microsoft Excel 97 workbook that contains a macro as a new section in Microsoft Office Binder 97, you may receive the following warning more than once:

   The workbook you are opening contains macros. Some macros may contain
   harmful viruses. If you are sure this workbook is from a trusted source,
   click Yes. If you are not sure and want to prevent any macros from
   running, click No.

CAUSE

When you add a Microsoft Excel 97 workbook that contains macros in Microsoft Binder as a new section, you must do the following:

   - Open the workbook

   - Save the workbook

   - Open the workbook again

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.