Re: file with same name

Kim

First try the standard fix(es)......Tools>Options>General uncheck "ignore
other applications"

OR Start>Run "excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes and note the space before the /
mark).

You may have to enter your full path to excel.exe....in that case surround
with quotes as in..... "C:\mypath\to Excel\somewhere\excel.exe" /regserver

Gord Dibben Excel MVP - XL97 SR2 & XL2002


On Tue, 8 Jul 2003 02:36:32 -0700, "Kim" <kimtang@mace.me.com> wrote:

>I have a problem, every I tried to open a excel file it
>tells me that "a file with the same name is already open.
>Yo cannot open two documents with the same name even if
>they are in different folders, close one or rename the
>other".
>But that was my first file I am opening, after I clicked
>on OK, the file opens. Any ideas how I can remedied this
>false error?
>
>OS: Win XP Pro using excel 97.
>
>thanks
>
>Kim

Thanks for reply, Idid found an article in the knowledge base but it don't
tell you how to fix it, I'll let you know tomorrow how I got on.

Cheers

Kim
"Gord Dibben" <gdibben@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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> Kim
>
> First try the standard fix(es)......Tools>Options>General uncheck "ignore
> other applications"
>
> OR Start>Run "excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes and note the space before
the /
> mark).
>
> You may have to enter your full path to excel.exe....in that case surround
> with quotes as in..... "C:\mypath\to Excel\somewhere\excel.exe"
/regserver
>
> Gord Dibben Excel MVP - XL97 SR2 & XL2002
>
>
> On Tue, 8 Jul 2003 02:36:32 -0700, "Kim" <kimtang@mace.me.com> wrote:
>
> >I have a problem, every I tried to open a excel file it
> >tells me that "a file with the same name is already open.
> >Yo cannot open two documents with the same name even if
> >they are in different folders, close one or rename the
> >other".
> >But that was my first file I am opening, after I clicked
> >on OK, the file opens. Any ideas how I can remedied this
> >false error?
> >
> >OS: Win XP Pro using excel 97.
> >
> >thanks
> >
> >Kim
>

THANK YOU!! I've dealt with that annoyance for over a year
now, Regserver fixed me. Thanks for asking it Kim!.

>-----Original Message-----
>Kim
>
>First try the standard fix(es)......Tools>Options>General
uncheck "ignore
>other applications"
>
>OR Start>Run "excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes and note
the space before the /
>mark).
>
>You may have to enter your full path to excel.exe....in
that case surround
>with quotes as in..... "C:\mypath\to
Excel\somewhere\excel.exe" /regserver
>
>Gord Dibben Excel MVP - XL97 SR2 & XL2002
>
>
>On Tue, 8 Jul 2003 02:36:32 -0700, "Kim"
<kimtang@mace.me.com> wrote:
>
>>I have a problem, every I tried to open a excel file it
>>tells me that "a file with the same name is already
open.
>>Yo cannot open two documents with the same name even if
>>they are in different folders, close one or rename the
>>other".
>>But that was my first file I am opening, after I clicked
>>on OK, the file opens. Any ideas how I can remedied
this
>>false error?
>>
>>OS: Win XP Pro using excel 97.
>>
>>thanks
>>
>>Kim
>
>.
>

Thanks Gord, the uncheck other applications in the general
tab fixed it for me. Doreen, Gord, is the real star here
but thanks for your input.

Cheers,

Kim

>-----Original Message-----
>Kim
>
>First try the standard fix(es)......Tools>Options>General
uncheck "ignore
>other applications"
>
>OR Start>Run "excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes and note
the space before the /
>mark).
>
>You may have to enter your full path to excel.exe....in
that case surround
>with quotes as in..... "C:\mypath\to
Excel\somewhere\excel.exe" /regserver
>
>Gord Dibben Excel MVP - XL97 SR2 & XL2002
>
>
>On Tue, 8 Jul 2003 02:36:32 -0700, "Kim"
<kimtang@mace.me.com> wrote:
>
>>I have a problem, every I tried to open a excel file it
>>tells me that "a file with the same name is already
open.
>>Yo cannot open two documents with the same name even if
>>they are in different folders, close one or rename the
>>other".
>>But that was my first file I am opening, after I clicked
>>on OK, the file opens. Any ideas how I can remedied
this
>>false error?
>>
>>OS: Win XP Pro using excel 97.
>>
>>thanks
>>
>>Kim
>
>.
>