XL98: Query Is Not Updated When File Is Opened

ID: Q184387

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you open a file that contains a saved query, the query is not updated. As a result, the region of the worksheet that contains the query is blank.


CAUSE

This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:

  • You have saved a query in your worksheet.


    • -and-

  • You click "Refresh data on file open" in the External Data Range Properties dialog box.


    • -and-

  • You click "Remove external data from worksheet before saving" in the External Data Range Properties dialog box.


    • -and-

  • You save the file in the "Microsoft Excel 5.0/95 Workbook" file format.



WORKAROUND

Follow these steps to work around the problem:

  1. Select a cell within the region of the worksheet containing the query.


  2. Click Refresh Data on the Data menu.


  3. Click Save on the File menu.


The worksheet will be populated with the result set from your query. The worksheet will be populated with the result set from your query the next time that you open the file. However, the query will not be refreshed the next time that you open the file.

The "Refresh data on file open" and "Remove external data from worksheet before saving" options are not available in earlier versions of Microsoft Excel. As a result, these features are not available when you save your file to the "Microsoft Excel 5.0/95 Workbook" file format.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: XL98

Keywords : kbdta xlloadsave xlquery
Version : MACINTOSH:98
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbbug


Last Reviewed: January 13, 2000
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