Excel: /e Command Line Switch

 Last reviewed: November 8, 1994
Article ID: Q89203
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 4.0, 4.0a, 5.0

SUMMARY

In the "User's Guide 1," for version 4.0 and 4.0a the sections entitled "Prevent Microsoft Excel from creating SHEET1.XLS" and "Changing the Properties of the Microsoft Excel Icon" on page 7 discuss use of the /e command line switch and how to add it to prevent SHEET1 from being created when Excel is opened. Both of these sections refer to SHEET1.XLS and should instead refer to SHEET1. Since SHEET1 is not yet saved and named, it should not have the ".XLS" extension.

In the "User's Guide," version 5.0, pages 646-648 also discuss use of the various command line options (startup switches). Page 648 notes that /e in the Command Line box, prevents Microsoft Excel from opening BOOK1.XLS. The document opened is a new, unsaved workbook titled Book1. There is no extension added until the file is saved.

REFERENCES

"User's Guide," version 5.0, pages 646-648 "User's Guide 1," version 4.0, page 7

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Last reviewed: November 8, 1994
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