XL97: "Project Is Unviewable" Message Trying to View Project

 Last reviewed: January 9, 1998
Article ID: Q169374
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

If you try to view a Visual Basic for Applications project in the Microsoft Visual Basic Editor, you may receive the following error message 

   Project Locked
   Project is unviewable
even though you did not lock the project for viewing in the properties for the project. You may also receive this message if you click VBAProject Properties on the Tools menu in the Microsoft Visual Basic Editor.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs if you try to view a project that is in a shared workbook.

WORKAROUND

You cannot view a project in a shared workbook. If you want to view a project in a shared workbook, disable sharing. To disable sharing, use the following steps:

  1. Open the shared workbook.

  2. On the Tools menu, click Share Workbook.

  3. Click to clear "Allow changes by more than one user at the same time" and click OK.

STATUS

This is by design of Microsoft Excel 97.

MORE INFORMATION

Some features in Microsoft Excel 97 are not available when you use a shared workbook. In a shared workbook, you cannot write, change view, record, or assign macros. However, you can record a macro that is stored in another workbook that is not shared. You can run macros that were created before the workbook was shared; however, if you run a macro that includes an operation that is unavailable, the macro stops at that point.

REFERENCES

For more information about limitations using shared workbooks, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel 97 Help, type the following text 

   shared workbooks, limitations
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Limitations of shared workbooks" topic.

Additional query words: XL97
Keywords : xlwgroups kberrmsg
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.

Last reviewed: January 9, 1998
© 1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use.