PC Forms: MEFROUTE.XLA Will Not Route Excel 5 Workbooks (137351)

SYMPTOMS

The Microsoft Excel macro, MEFROUTE.XLA, included with Microsoft Electronic Forms Designer, will not allow you to route workbooks from Microsoft Excel version 5.0 or later. The workbook is sent successfully, but the recipient receives the following error when he or she tries to open the attachment:

The attached file [BOOK1.XLS]Sheet1 could not be opened because a temporary file could not be created."

CAUSE

The MEFROUTE.XLA shipped with Microsoft Electronic Forms Designer was written for Microsoft Excel versions 3.0 and 4.0. Because of changes in the way Microsoft Excel version 5.0 and later use workbooks with sheet tabs, the routing macro needs to be edited to route workbooks successfully.

RESOLUTION

You can find MEFROUTE.EXE, a self-extracting file, on the following services:

Microsoft's World Wide Web Site on the Internet
On the www.microsoft.com home page, click the Support icon.
Click Knowledge Base, and select the product.
Enter kbfile MEFROUTE.EXE, and click GO!
Open the article, and click the button to download the file.
Internet (anonymous FTP)
ftp ftp.microsoft.com
Change to the Softlib/Mslfiles
folder.
Get MEFROUTE.EXE
The Microsoft Network
On the Edit menu, click Go To, and then click Other Location.
Type mssupport.
Double-click the MS Software Library icon.
Find the appropriate product area.
Locate and Download MEFROUTE.EXE.

For additional information about downloading, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services