XL97: Linked Files with Lookup Functions Updated Much More Slowly Than in Earlier Versions of Excel (249030)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q249030

SYMPTOMS

When you click Yes to update the links on a workbook that you are opening, Microsoft Excel appears to stop responding (hang). After a long wait, the links are updated, and you gain control of the worksheet.

The same workbook may have been updated much more quickly in earlier versions of Excel.

CAUSE

This problem may occur when the following conditions are true:
  • Your workbook contains a large number of links to one or more Excel workbooks.

    -and-

  • Many of the linked cells contain formulas that use the VLOOKUP or HLOOKUP functions.

WORKAROUND

To work around the problem, open the supporting file(s) before you open this workbook.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1/SR-1a.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/30/2002
Keywords:kbbug KB249030
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