The information in this article applies to:
SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel, if you cancel the Select Sheet dialog box that appears
when you choose to change the source of a link on a chart in your document,
the following may occur:
Microsoft Excel for WindowsYou receive a general protection (GP) fault.-or- The new source file that you selected in the Change Links dialog box appears in the Source File list along with the original source file. If you select the new source file and change the source again to this new source file, you receive a general protection (GP) fault. Microsoft Excel for the MacintoshThe new source file that you selected in the Change Links dialog box appears in the Source File list along with the original source file. If you select the new source file and change the source again to this new source file, you receive the following error message:
Microsoft Excel for Windows NTYou receive the following error messageand you are not able to change the source of the link to the new file. CAUSE
This behavior occurs if you change the source of a link on a chart, if the
new source file that you select does not contain a worksheet with the same
name as the source worksheet.
WORKAROUNDSTo work around this problem, do not cancel the Select Sheet dialog box when you change the source file for a link on your chart.To change the source file for a link on your chart, you can do the following:
STATUSMicrosoft 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
The Select Sheet dialog box appears when you choose a new source workbook
if the new source does not contain a sheet with the same name as the
currently linked sheet. This dialog box allows you to choose the name of
the worksheet to which you want to link.
REFERENCES
For more information about redirecting links to source documents, choose
the Search button in Help and type:
Additional query words: 5.00c 0002:0E02 gpf ipf
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