Microsoft KB Archive/162047

= XL97: Cutting and Pasting Cells Causes Invalid Page Fault =

Article ID: 162047

Article Last Modified on 10/22/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q162047



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel 97, when you cut and paste one or more worksheet cells, you may receive the following error message:

This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.

If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.

If you click Details, a message similar to the following appears:

EXCEL caused an invalid page fault in module EXCEL.EXE at 0137:3023b8ca.

When you click Close, Microsoft Excel 97 quits.



CAUSE
This problem may occur when you cut and paste one or more cells that contain data that is used by a PivotTable.



WORKAROUND
To prevent this problem from occurring, do not cut and paste cells that contain data that is used by a PivotTable. Instead, copy and paste the cells.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows, Service Release 1. Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows Service Release 1 does not allow the cutting of cells in a pivot table.



MORE INFORMATION
In Microsoft Excel, you can transfer information from one cell to another, or from one range of cells to another, by cutting and pasting the information, or by copying and pasting the information. The following table lists the results that occur when you use these methods.    Method           Result

Cut and Paste   When you click Cut, the contents of the selected cells are copied to the Clipboard, and the cells are erased. When you click Paste, the contents of the Clipboard are pasted into the worksheet.

Copy and Paste  When you click Copy, the contents of the selected cells are copied to the Clipboard. The cells are NOT erased. When you click Paste, the contents of the Clipboard are pasted into the worksheet. If you cut and paste one or more cells from a range of cells that contain data that is used by a PivotTable, the PivotTable may not be able to function correctly because the data is no longer available in the original cells. If this occurs, you may receive the error messages listed in this article.

Copying and pasting data from cells that contain data that is used by a PivotTable does not cause a problem because the data is still available in the original cells used by the PivotTable.

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