XL97: Invalid Page Fault Saving a Workbook or Add-In

• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 97, when you save a workbook, you receive the following error message:

   EXCEL caused an invalid page fault in module EXCEL.EXE at 
   0137:301cd997.

CAUSE

This problem occurs under the following circumstances:

- You type code in the BeforeSave event for the workbook.

  and

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, remove the code in the BeforeSave event for the workbook. To do this, use the following steps:

1. On the File menu, click Open to open the workbook (or add-in).

2. Press Alt+F11 to view the Visual Basic Editor.

3. On the View menu, click Project Explorer.

4. Right-click the ThisWorkbook object for the workbook, and then click View Code.

5. In the Code window, click Workbook in the Object list and click BeforeSave in the Procedure list.

6. Delete the code in the Workbook_BeforeSave event procedure.

7. Save the workbook.

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.