XL97: "Illegal Operation" Opening a Non-Microsoft Excel File (159679)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q159679 SYMPTOMS
When you open a file that does not use the Microsoft Excel file format, 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
0137:304a7815.
CAUSE
This problem may occur when both of the following conditions are true:
- In an open workbook, you use either the Camera tool or the Paste
Picture Link feature to create a picture that is linked to a range of
cells.
-and-
- You attempt to open a file that is in a format other than the Microsoft
Excel file format.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use either of the following methods. Method 1:
Open the file that is not in Microsoft Excel file format before
you open the workbook that contains the picture.
:
If you open a workbook that contains a picture that is linked to
a range of cells, do not open any files other than Microsoft Excel files
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.
MORE INFORMATION
You can create pictures of worksheet data, charts, and other objects and
use them as illustrations in a worksheet or a document that you create in
another program. You can resize, move, and edit a picture like a drawing
object.
To update a picture of worksheet cells after the original data changes,
link the picture to the source worksheet. For example, if you add numbers
to the original cells you copied, the linked picture is automatically
updated to include the new numbers.
You cannot link a picture of a chart. To create a chart that reflect
changes in its source data automatically, copy the chart and paste a linked
chart object in the destination file.
You can copy a picture in the picture or bitmap format. The picture format
uses less memory and disk space than the bitmap format, and allows
Microsoft Excel to display the picture more quickly. Images you save in the
picture format are displayed well at any resolution and work well when you
want to produce a high-quality printout or online presentation, such as a
chart for a presentation.
REFERENCES
For more information about creating linked pictures to cell ranges, click
the Index tab in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Create pictures of
cells, charts, and other objects" topic.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/22/2000 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kberrmsg kbualink97 KB159679 |
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