XL2000: Always Create Backup Fails on Internet FTP Location

ID: Q211545

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you save a workbook to a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) site while in Microsoft Excel 2000, the option to Always create backup does not work. However, after you save the file a second time, a file by the following name is created

Backup of File name.xlk

where File name is the name of the file you are saving.

WORKAROUND

To create a backup to an FTP location, save the file to the FTP site and then immediately click Save As on the File menu and save the file with a different name. The first file you saved is the backup, and the second file is the working copy.

STATUS

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

REFERENCES

For more information about creating backups of files, click Microsoft Excel Help on the Help menu, type Save a backup copy of a workbook in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

Additional query words: www network internet autosave XL2000

Keywords : kbnetwork kbweb xlloadsave
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug