invalid page fault - 2nd post!

[slag]

Having trouble with a shared excel 97 workbook. We use an
html link to the excel file. Recently 1 user began to get
the "invalid page fault in module excel.exe" message
whenever she attempts to open the xcel file. Same problem
whether she tries to access the workbook via the link or
whether she opens excel first and then tries to open the
workbook. Until a few days ago, she had no trouble with
this. She can open other workbooks, but not this
particualr one. All other users can still open and modify
the workbook. What could be causing this problem?

Thanks for your help!

 

[Jan Karel Pieterse]

Hi Slag,

Having trouble with a shared excel 97 workbook. We use an
html link to the excel file. Recently 1 user began to get
the "invalid page fault in module excel.exe" message
whenever she attempts to open the xcel file. Same problem
whether she tries to access the workbook via the link or
whether she opens excel first and then tries to open the
workbook. Until a few days ago, she had no trouble with
this. She can open other workbooks, but not this
particualr one. All other users can still open and modify
the workbook. What could be causing this problem?

A warning first if I may.
Excel is particularly bad at sharing workbooks. I read just too many
reports about crashes and loss of data to recommend this feature to
anyone.

If the file contains controls from the control toolbox, it may help to
clean out the Temp folder of the offending machine. It should contain
files with the extension .emf, which get placed there by the use of
those controls. Sometimes (mostly after a crash) one of those files
gets corrupt and the workbook that "hosts" the control that uses that
emf file will show trouble during loading. After deletion of the emf
file, it will automatically be recreated upon the loading of the
workbook.
Regards,

Jan Karel Pieterse
Excel MVP
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