XL97: Path/File Access Error in Macro Under Windows NT (160544)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q160544 SYMPTOMS
When you run a Visual Basic for Applications macro that uses the Name
statement in Microsoft Excel 97 under the Microsoft Windows NT operating
system, you may receive the following error message:
Run-time error '75':
Path/File access error
CAUSE
This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:
- You use the Name statement in the macro to rename a directory.
-and-
- The directory you want to rename contains a file that you set equal to a
variable by using the Dir function.
For example, the problem occurs if you create a file called Text.xls in
the MyDocs folder on your computer, and you use the following two lines
in a macro:
X = Dir("C:\MyDocs\Test.xls")
Name "C:\MyDocs" As "C:\YourDocs"
NOTE: This problem does not occur in Microsoft Windows 95.
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To work around this problem, reset the pointer to another folder by using a
"dummy" variable. The following lines of code illustrate how to do this:
X = Dir("C:\MyDocs\Test.xls")
Y = Dir("C:\*.*")
Name "C:\MyDocs" As "C:\YourDocs"
In this macro, the variable Y resets the current directory. You can use any
variable, and the variable may point to any directory (that exists on the
hard disk) except the directory you want to rename.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
REFERENCES
For more information about the Name statement click the Index tab in
Visual Basic for Applications Help, type the following text
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Name statement"
topic.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 10/11/2006 |
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| Keywords: | kbdtacode kberrmsg KB160544 |
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