XL97: Implicitly Setting Value of Range Object Crashes Excel (221568)

SYMPTOMS

When you run a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro, you may receive an error message similar to the following:

EXCEL caused an invalid page fault in module <unknown> at 0000:000006ff.

-or-

An application error has occurred and an application log is being generated.

EXCEL.exe

Exception: access violation(0xc0000005), Address: 0x307de830

CAUSE

This problem may occur when the following conditions are true:

The Visual Basic procedure contains a line of code that implicitly sets the value of a Range object, as in the following example:
```
Range("A1") = 123
```
-and-
You have installed Oleaut32.dll version 2.30.4265.1 or later.

NOTE: Microsoft has confirmed that the following programs install Oleaut32.dll version 2.30.4265.1 or later:
- Microsoft Visual Basic version 6.0
- Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) version 2.0 Service Pack 2
- OLE Automation Fix for Windows 98

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, download and install the latest update for Excel 97. The latest update includes this and all other Excel-specific updates that have been released since the latest service release (SR) of Office. The files included in this update will be included in any later SR or patch. To upgrade to the latest patch or for more information about the history of Excel 97 patches, please click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

232652 XL97: Overview and History of Excel Patches

NOTE: This patch is designed to update Microsoft Excel 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).

WORKAROUND

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To temporarily work around this problem, use the Value property when you set the value of a Range object. The following example illustrates how to do this: