XL98: Default File Location Reset to Folder One Level Higher Than the Folder You Specifie (175974)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q175974 SYMPTOMS
When you set the default file location (the working directory), the path
may become truncated; consequently, the default file location is set to the
folder that is one level above the folder you specified.
CAUSE
This problem may occur when the following conditions are true:
- You click Preferences on the Tools menu and click the General tab.
-and-
- In the Default File Location box, you add an extra path separator, a
colon, to the end of the path, for example:
"Macintosh HD:Microsoft Office 98:Office::"
- You click OK, click Preferences on the Tools menu, and then click the
General tab.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use only one colon at the end of the path when
you set the default file location.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem
and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it
becomes available.
REFERENCES
For more information about the default file location, click the Index tab
in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Set the default
working folder that appears in th..." topic.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 9/11/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug KB175974 |
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