XL97: Error Message Appears Sorting a Field in a PivotTable (172279)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q172279 SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to sort a field in a PivotTable, the following error
message appears:
This program has performed an illegal operation
and will be shut down.
If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.
If you click Details, an error message similar to the following appears:
Excel caused an invalid page fault in
module Excel.exe at 0137: 3014e35f.
If you click Close, the program closes.
CAUSE
This problem occurs when you do the following:
- You create a PivotTable with more than one row field.
-and-
- You merge row labels in the PivotTable.
-and-
- You sort a column in the PivotTable.
WORKAROUND
Before you sort data in a PivotTable, clear the Merge Labels check box in
the PivotTable Options dialog box.
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 sorting data in a PivotTable, click the Index
tab in Help, type the following text
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Sorting data in a
PivotTable" topic.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/22/2000 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kberrmsg KB172279 |
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