EOMONTH problem File error: data may have been lost

[nlarson467]

I have a file that was created in 2003 that I have been using for over
a year and been using in 2007 for several months. Earlier this week I
added a new sheet that used the EOMONTH function. When I saved and
reopened the file I get "File error: data may have been lost" and all
the cells that have the EOMONTH function are replaced with =#N/A, not
even a formula in those cells. Is there a way to get the formula
back? Anyone else have this problem?

 

[Franz Verga]

Nel post:[email protected],

I have a file that was created in 2003 that I have been using for over
a year and been using in 2007 for several months. Earlier this week I
added a new sheet that used the EOMONTH function. When I saved and
reopened the file I get "File error: data may have been lost" and all
the cells that have the EOMONTH function are replaced with =#N/A, not
even a formula in those cells. Is there a way to get the formula
back? Anyone else have this problem?

Hi,

I think you have to load the Analysis Toolpak.

From menu Tools, Add-ins, select Analysis Toolpak and also Analysis Toolpak
VBA.


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(I'm not sure of names of menus, options and commands, because
translating from the Italian version of Excel...)

Hope I helped you.


Thanks in advance for your feedback.


Ciao


Franz Verga from Italy

 

[Guest]

As Franz wrote, you'll need the Anaslysis ToolPak add-in installed.

A better way to ask for the last day of the month is to use the DATE
function instead.

=DATE(2007,9,30) returns 30/09/2007 which is the last day of this month -
ok, nothing suprising there as you typed the date in.

=DATE(2007,10,0) also returns 30/09/2007 which is day 0 of next month - also
equals the last day of this month.

So the formula:
=DATE(YEAR(TODAY()),MONTH(TODAY())+1,0)
will return the last day of this month.

Thanks to C Pearsons website for that one (I think).

 

[George Proch]

The problem is not that the analysis toolpak is not loaded, but that this is a bug in Excel 2007. I have the toolpak loaded and this occurs rather frequently.

 

[George Proch]

The problem is not that the analysis toolpak is not loaded, but that this is a bug in Excel 2007. I have the toolpak loaded and this occurs rather frequently.

 

[T. Valko]

Don't use the EOMONTH function. The work-around is easy enough but you
haven't provided enough info to make a very specific suggestion.

A1 = some date

For the EOMONTH:

=DATE(YEAR(A1),MONTH(A1)+1,0)

 

[Niek Otten]

So, how does this problem show?

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Kind regards,

Niek Otten
Microsoft MVP - Excel

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[Shane Devenshire]

Hi,

Please put your questions in the body of the message as well as the subject
line.

I know of no "file" error related to this function. If you are getting NAME
errors it suggests the Analysis ToolPak is not attached under Tools, Add-ins.

 

[Shane Devenshire]

Hi,

The EOMONTH function is not in the Analysis ToolPak in 2007, it is built
into Excel.