Microsoft KB Archive/134917

= GP Fault in VBA.DLL Opening File with Deleted Auto_Open =

Article ID: 134917

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 5.0c

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This article was previously published under Q134917



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel version 5.0, if you open a file that previously contained an Auto_Open macro, you may receive the following error message:

Excel caused a general protection fault in module VBA.DLL at 0012:2EB0



CAUSE
This error occurs if all of the following conditions are true:
 * You open a file that previously contained an Auto_Open macro. -and-


 * The module containing the Auto_Open macro is deleted by another subroutine. -and-


 * After the Auto_Open module is deleted, the workbook is saved by running a Visual Basic macro that invokes the Save or SaveAs command.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0.

Note that this problem does not occur in Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, version 5.0.

Additional query words: 5.00c gpf gp fault XL5

Keywords: kbprogramming KB134917

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