Microsoft KB Archive/180609

= XL98: Error Inserting or Deleting Rows or Columns After Clicking Undo =

Article ID: 180609

Article Last Modified on 9/11/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q180609



SYMPTOMS
When you insert or delete a row or column, the following error message is displayed:

The application "Microsoft Excel" has unexpectedly quit, because an error of type 2 has occurred.

You should save your work in other open applications and restart the computer.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:
 * The workbook contains a defined name that refers to a three-dimensional (3-D) reference. -and-


 * You group items on a worksheet, insert or delete a row or column, reference the defined name, and then click Undo on the Edit menu to undo the operation. -and-


 * You insert or delete a column or row that causes a formula that refers to the defined name to be recalculated.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do not insert or delete a column in a workbook that contains a defined name that refers to a 3-D formula when you are in group mode.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.



MORE INFORMATION
A 3-D reference is a formula that refers to multiple worksheet in the same workbook. For example, the defined name "Test" can refer to the following formula:

=Sum(Sheet1:Sheet5!$A$10)

This formula adds the values in cell A10 in sheets 1 through 5. If cell A10 contains the value 3 in each sheet, Test returns the value 15.

You can place a worksheet in group mode by holding SHIFT or CTRL and clicking the sheet tabs you want to group.

Additional query words: 3d XL98

Keywords: kberrmsg kbbug kbnofix KB180609

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