XL97: Page Fault Pasting Array Formula Between Workbooks (171026)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q171026 SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel 97, if you copy a range of cells from one workbook and
paste the copied cells into another workbook, you may receive the following
error message:
This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.
If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.
If you click Details, you receive an error message similar to the
following:
EXCEL caused an invalid page fault in module EXCEL.EXE at
0137:3011fd8b.
CAUSE
This problem occurs if you copy a range of cells that contain an array
formula, and then paste the copied cells into another workbook that
contains the same array formula in one of its worksheets.
For example, this problem occurs when Book1 and Book2 contain the following
array formulas:
Book1 Book2
Sheet1 Sheet3
A1: {=Sheet2!A1:A2} B4: {=Sheet2!A1:A2}
A2: {=Sheet2!A1:A2} B5: {=Sheet2!A1:A2}
Note that both workbooks contain the same array formula, =Sheet2!A1:A2. It
does not matter that the formulas are in different worksheets or cells
within each workbook.
If you copy cells B4:B5 in Sheet3 of Book2, and then paste them anywhere in
Book1, the problem occurs because Book1 contains the same formula.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do not copy and paste array formulas, such as
those described in this article, between workbooks in Microsoft Excel 97.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Excel 97 for
Windows. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows,
Service Release 1.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/22/2000 |
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Keywords: | kberrmsg kbprb KB171026 |
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