Using Wildcard in Workbook Names with Data Consolidation (133332)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel for Windows 95 7.0a
- Microsoft Excel for Windows 5.0c
This article was previously published under Q133332 SUMMARY
The Data Consolidation feature may fail to consolidate all data sources if
you use wildcard characters to select multiple closed workbooks unless the
data to be consolidated is on the first sheet in each workbook. You do not
receive an error message if the data is not consolidated from all sources.
CAUSE
This behavior is by design of the Microsoft Excel application. As in
previous releases of Microsoft Excel, the Consolidate method only works
on the first sheet in a workbook unless the workbook is open.
WORKAROUNDS
To work around this problem, use any of the following methods.
Method 1: Ensure that all workbooks are open when the Consolidate command
Method 2: Ensure that all references involved in the data consolidation are
on the first sheet in each workbook.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/19/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB133332 |
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