XL97: Illegal Operation Closing File When VBE Is Visible
ID: Q159997
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
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Microsoft Internet Explorer, versions 3.0, 3.01, 3.02
SYMPTOMS
When you close Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x while a Microsoft Excel
workbook is open, you may receive the following error message:
This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.
If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.
If you click Details, you receive one of the following error messages:
EXCEL caused an invalid page fault in module VBA332.DLL at
014f:651b5ef6.
-or-
EXCEL caused an invalid page fault in module USER32.DLL at
014f:bff64e46.
-or-
EXCEL caused an invalid page fault in module KERNEL32.DLL at
014f:bff780a4.
CAUSE
This problem occurs when all of the following conditions are true:
- You view a Microsoft Excel workbook in Microsoft Internet Explorer.
-and-
- You display the Visual Basic Editor, display any dialog box (for
example, the References dialog box), and leave the dialog box visible on
the screen.
-and-
- You switch back to Microsoft Internet Explorer and close the workbook,
by clicking Close on the File menu or by clicking the Close button in
the upper-right corner of the window.
When you display the Visual Basic Editor, display a dialog box in the
Visual Basic Editor, and then close the workbook in the Internet Explorer,
the displayed dialog box prevents the Visual Basic Editor quitting. As a
result, you receive one or more of the error messages that are described in
this article.
RESOLUTION
To prevent this problem from occurring, close any visible dialog boxes in
the Visual Basic Editor before you switch back to Microsoft Internet
Explorer 3.x.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
A new features that is supported by Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x is the
ability to view and edit Microsoft Excel workbooks directly in Microsoft
Internet Explorer. When you do this, you can use almost all of the features
in Microsoft Excel 97, including programming in the Visual Basic Editor.
Additional query words:
XL97 gpf ipf crash
Keywords : kberrmsg kbweb xlui xlvbainfo
Version : WINDOWS:97; :3.0,3.01,3.02
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug