Microsoft KB Archive/149764

= Excel Opens Without Displaying Workbook =

Article ID: 149764

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q149764



SYMPTOMS
If you are in a program such as Microsoft Mail or Windows Explorer (not in Microsoft Excel) and you double-click a Microsoft Excel document to open it, Microsoft Excel starts, but the file may fail to open.

In Microsoft Excel 7.0 for Windows 95, you may receive the following error message:

Cannot find the file 'filename.XLS' (or one of its components). Make sure the path and filename are correct and that all required libraries are available.



CAUSE
When you double-click the file, Microsoft Windows attempts to initiate a dynamic data exchange (DDE) channel to Microsoft Excel. Windows then attempts to send DDE commands to open the clicked file. However, if Microsoft Excel is set to ignore DDE commands, the file will not open.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, if you are using Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.0, Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0, follow these steps:


 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 2) In the Options dialog box, click the General tab.
 * 3) Click to clear the Ignore Other Applications check box.
 * 4) Click OK.

If you are using Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 4.0, use the following steps:


 * 1) On the Options menu, click Workspace.
 * 2) Click to clear the Ignore Remote Requests check box.
 * 3) Click OK.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

101454 Excel: Can't Access File Through Dynamic Data Exchange

Additional query words: 4.00a 5.00c 8.00 XL

Keywords: kberrmsg kbinterop KB149764

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