XL2000: "Auto_Open_xlquery_DClick" Error Message When You Open File (211706)
The information in this article applies to:
This article was previously published under Q211706 SYMPTOMS
When you open a file in Microsoft Excel, you may receive
the following error message:
Cannot find Auto_Open_xlquery_DClick, which has been assigned to run
each time [File Name]Sheet Name is opened. Continuing could cause
errors. Cancel opening [File Name]Sheet Name?
CAUSE
This problem occurs if all of the following conditions are true:
- You create a file with an Auto_Open macro in Excel 2000.
-and-
- You create a query in Microsoft Query that returns data to Excel, and
you store the query in the file.
-and- - You save the file in the Microsoft Excel 5.0/95 Workbook (*.xls) format.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, follow these steps:
- Open the file in Excel 2000, and press ALT+F11 to start the Visual Basic Editor.
- In the Project window, click the plus sign (+) next to Modules.
Click the module that contains the Auto_Open macro to select it.
- Locate the Auto_Open macro and rename it. To do this, change the first line of the macro. For example, if the first line of the macro is the following
Sub Auto_Open()
change it to
Sub StartupCode()
- On the File menu, click Close and Return to Microsoft Excel.
- On the File menu, click Save As. In the Save As dialog box, change the
file type to Microsoft Excel Workbook (*.xls) .
- On the File menu, click Close, and then reopen the file in Excel.
Press ALT+F11 to start the Visual Basic Editor.
- In the Project window, click the plus sign (+) next to Modules. Click
the module that contains the renamed macro to select it.
- Rename the macro with the following name:
Sub Auto_Open().
- On the File menu, click Close and Return to Microsoft Excel. On the
File menu, click Save, and then click Close.
When you reopen the file, the error message does not appear.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/8/2003 |
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Keywords: | kbbug kberrmsg kbpending KB211706 |
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