XL97: Changes Not Saved When Workbook Is Opened in Microsoft Outlook
ID: Q177970
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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 Outlook 97
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Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to save a workbook in Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows, you
may receive an error message similar to the following
Your changes could not be saved to '<Filename.xls>', but were saved to
a temporary document named '<Hexadecimal>'. Close the existing
document, then open the temporary document and save it under a new
name.
where <Filename.xls> is the name of the workbook (for example, Book1.xls)
and <Hexadecimal> is a hexadecimal string (for example, AEF345D).
CAUSE
This problem may occur when the following conditions are true:
- You have installed Microsoft Excel 97 and Microsoft Outlook 97 on a
computer that is running Microsoft Windows NT Workstation, version 4.0.
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- In Microsoft Outlook 97, you open a Microsoft Excel workbook by
following these steps:
1. On the Outlook Bar, click Other. Then, click either My Documents
or My Computer.
2. In the right pane, double-click the Microsoft Excel workbook that
you want to open.
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- The workbook contains one or more Visual Basic for Applications modules,
class modules, or UserForms.
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- You save the workbook by clicking Save or Save As on the File menu.
When this problem occurs, the original workbook (Book1.xls) is not saved,
but the new workbook (AEF345D) remains intact.
NOTE: This problem does not occur on a computer running Microsoft Windows
95.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, rename the new workbook to use the original
workbook name by using either of the following methods.
Renaming a File in Microsoft Outlook
To rename the file, follow these steps:
- On the Outlook Bar, click Other. Then, click either My Documents or
My Computer.
- In the right pane, select the workbook with the hexadecimal name.
- On the File menu, click Rename.
- Enter the correct name of the workbook with the file name extension (for
example, Book1.xls). Then, click OK.
Renaming a File in Windows Explorer
- Start Microsoft Windows Explorer and go to the folder in which you
stored the original workbook (for example, C:\My Documents).
- Select the workbook with the hexadecimal name.
- On the File menu, click Rename.
- Enter the correct name of the workbook with the file name extension (for
example, Book1.xls). Press ENTER.
To prevent this problem from occurring, open workbooks from within
Microsoft Excel 97 either by clicking Open on the File menu or by double-
clicking them in Windows Explorer.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed
at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about the error message in the "Symptoms"
section, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q113600
XL: Cannot Rename to '<File name>' Saving to Network Drive
Additional query words:
XL97 OL97
Keywords : kberrmsg xlloadsave xlvbainfo
Version : WINDOWS:97; winnt:4.0
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbprb
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