When closing file, asks to save changes when there are none

[Guest]

When I close an Excel 2000 file, I always get the dialogue box that asks if I want to save changes even though I have made no changes. Appears to be happening to only one of my Excel files but not all. I'm guessing I have a bad setting in that one file

Thanks for the help.

 

[Graham]

I am guessing that somewhere in the excel file there is a
formula using a date (Today(), Month, etc etc)
In which case this behaviour is normal as it changes each
time the sheet is opened...
Graham

-----Original Message-----
When I close an Excel 2000 file, I always get the

dialogue box that asks if I want to save changes even
though I have made no changes. Appears to be happening
to only one of my Excel files but not all. I'm guessing
I have a bad setting in that one file.

 

[Guest]

Ah Graham, you are very perceptive. It was not a time or date formula, but instead I was using a RANK function in one of my worksheets. Every time I opened that workbook, it performed the RANK function thereby constituting a change to the file and prompting the dialogue box in my original question. I isolated by copying one worksheet at a time to a new file until I found which worksheet it was. Then I employed your theory and isolated it down to that stinking RANK function. You were clearly on the right track with your solution and I want to extend a million thank yous for your idea that led to the solution. Now I can sleep peacefully now that my Excel file works the way I want it to (yes, I need to get a life). I wonder if any/all functions have the same affect??

Thanks a million, Graham!

ED