The information in this article applies to:
SYMPTOMSWhen you try to open, close, or save a workbook, you may receive the following error message: When you click Details, you receive an error message similar to either of the following:
-OR- When you click Close, Microsoft Excel quits. In addition, if you can open the workbook, it contains two worksheets named ***** (five asterisks) for which the visible property is set to xlveryhidden. CAUSE
This problem occurs after you scan and clean Microsoft Excel workbooks
with an antivirus software program. The problem occurs when the file
becomes damaged while you are cleaning the workbook. WORKAROUND
If you cannot open the workbook, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Method 1: Copy Data to a New WorkbookOpen the damaged workbook and follow these steps to recover the data:
Method 2: Remove the Damaged Worksheets (Excel 5.0 or 7.0 Only)You can remove the problematic worksheets from your workbook by running the following Visual Basic for Applications procedure. The damaged sheets are hidden and named *****. Note that you cannot unhide and delete these manually without causing an invalid page fault.IMPORTANT: Because Excel 97 cannot remove the corrupted files, you must run this procedure in either Excel version 5.0 or 7.0. Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language being demonstrated and the tools used to create and debug procedures. Microsoft support professionals can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific needs. If you have limited programming experience, you may want to contact the Microsoft fee-based consulting line at (800) 936-5200. For more information about the support options available from Microsoft, please see the following page on the World Wide Web: http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp To use this macro, follow these steps:
Additional query words: XL97 XL7 XL5 asterisk PLDT97 PLDT Laroux E corrupted corrupt
Keywords : kberrmsg kbdta kbdtacode xlloadsave xlgpf |
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