OFF95: Page Fault in Mso95.dll When You Run MS Excel Macro

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Office for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a, 7.0b
• Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0
• Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you run a macro in Microsoft Excel version 7.0, 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.

   EXCEL caused an invalid page fault in module MSO95.DLL at
   0137:5066e949.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when all of the following conditions are met:

• You run Microsoft Excel for Windows 95 on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows 95.

  -and-

• You run a macro that uses a property that requires you to establish a reference to the Microsoft Office 95 Object Library.

  -and-

• You fail to establish a reference to the Microsoft Office 95 Object Library by clicking References on the Tools menu on the module sheet.

  -and-

• You run the macro more than once.

This behavior may also occur when you use a macro in any Office version 7.0 program that requires you to establish a reference to the Microsoft Office 95 Object Library.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, enable the Microsoft Office 95 Object Library before you run the macro. To do this, use the following steps in Microsoft Excel:

1. In the module sheet, click References on the Tools menu.

2. In the References dialog box, select the "Microsoft Office 95 Object Library" check box.

3. Click OK.

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

This problem occurs when you use the following properties in a macro:

   BuiltinDocumentProperties
   CustomDocumentProperties
   DocumentProperties

REFERENCES

For more information about built-in document properties, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text

   object library