Microsoft KB Archive/210691

= XL2000: Incorrect URL Pasted After Browsing to Web from New Web Query Dialog Box =

Article ID: 210691

Article Last Modified on 9/25/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q210691



SYMPTOMS
An unexpected Uniform Resource Locator (URL) may appear in the New Web Query dialog box after browsing to the Web.



CAUSE
When you click Browse Web in the New Web Query dialog box (point to Get External Data on the Data menu, and then click New Web Query), a new instance of the browser starts. If a Web browser is already running when you do this, then when you switch back to Microsoft Excel, the box in step 1 of the New Web Query dialog box contains the URL from the first instance of the browser.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, use either of the following methods:


 * Close any instances of the browser before you click Browse Web.

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 * Copy the URL from the address box of the browser you are already using, switch to Excel, and paste it in the box in step 1 of the New Web Query dialog box.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: OFF2000 XL2000

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB210691

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