XL98: Error Inserting or Deleting Rows or Columns After Clicking Undo (180609)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q180609 SYMPTOMS
When you insert or delete a row or column, the following error message is
displayed:
The application "Microsoft Excel" has unexpectedly quit, because an
error of type 2 has occurred.
You should save your work in other open applications and restart the
computer.
CAUSE
This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:
- The workbook contains a defined name that refers to a three-dimensional
(3-D) reference.
-and-
- You group items on a worksheet, insert or delete a row or column,
reference the defined name, and then click Undo on the Edit menu to undo
the operation.
-and-
- You insert or delete a column or row that causes a formula that refers
to the defined name to be recalculated.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do not insert or delete a column in a workbook
that contains a defined name that refers to a 3-D formula when you are in
group mode.
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.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 9/11/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kberrmsg KB180609 |
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