XL98: Run-Time Error 424 Using File Conversion Wizard (177966)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q177966

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, if you use the File Conversion Wizard to convert files from one format to another, you may receive the following error message:
Run-time error '424':
Object required

CAUSE

This problem may occur if one or more of the files you are converting has a name that uses the following convention

Workbook<x>

where <x> is a number, for example, Workbook1, Workbook2, Workbook3, and so on.

Specifically, the problem occurs because the File Conversion Wizard creates a new workbook that contains the File Conversion Wizard Report. If the name of this new workbook conflicts with the name of one of the files that you are converting, you receive the error message.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, make sure that none of the files you convert use the Workbook<x> format. To rename these files before you convert them, use the Finder. For more information about the Finder, see your Macintosh system documentation or the system Help file.

If this problem has already occurred, it is not necessary to run the File Conversion Wizard again because the files have already been converted. However, you may want to run the File Conversion Wizard because it does not generate a report when the problem occurs.

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.

MORE INFORMATION

The File Conversion Wizard is included in the Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition Value Pack. After you install the File Conversion Wizard, you can use it by following these steps:

  1. On the Tools menu, point to Wizard, and click File Conversion.
  2. In the "File Conversion Wizard - Step 1 of 3" dialog box, specify the folder that contains the files you want to convert and select the kind of conversion you want to perform. (To specify a different folder, click Select.) Then, click Next.
  3. In step 2 of the wizard, select the files that you want to convert. Or, click Select All to convert all files in the folder you specified. Then, click Next.
  4. In step 3 of the wizard, specify the folder in which you want the wizard to place the converted files. Then, click Finish.
When you click Finish, the File Conversion Wizard converts the files and uses the folders and file names you specified. When the wizard converts all the files you selected, it generates a File Conversion Wizard Report. However, if the name of one of the converted files is in the Workbook<x> format, the report may not appear, and you may receive the error message in the "Symptoms" section in this article.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/11/2002
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