"filename.xls" is currently in use. Try again Later.

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lrobinson

Sometimes when someone on my network is editing a .xls (97-2003) format file
with Excel 2007, they will get a message, "'filename.xls' is currently in
use. Try again Later," when they try to save. If the file was in use when
they opened it, they would have/should have been prompted whether or not they
would like to open it as a read-only or to be notified when the person using
the file is finished. The title bar does not say [read only], so I'm sure
that the user is not clicking past it without noticing. How/why can this be
happening? I double checked to be sure that the file was not being shared
(other than the fact multiple people have access to it on a shared network
drive). Could it be related to Excel 2007 opening a previous format in
Compatibility Mode?
 

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