Microsoft KB Archive/184360

= XL98: HTTP or FTP Path to Workbook Is Unchanged After Save As =

Article ID: 184360

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 Q184360



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, if you open a workbook on a Web site by using the Address box of the Web toolbar and then save the workbook to another location, Microsoft Excel 98 displays the incorrect path to the workbook in the following situations:

  You use one of the following commands in a macro or in the Immediate window of the Microsoft Visual Basic Editor: ActiveWorkbook.Path ActiveWorkbook.FullName  You copy a range of cells in the workbook and click Paste As Hyperlink on the Edit menu. You copy a range of cells in the workbook, switch to Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition, and then click Paste Link in the Paste Special dialog box.

NOTE: This problem occurs only when you open the workbook by using the HTTP or FTP protocol.



CAUSE
The problem occurs when the following conditions are true:


 * You open a workbook from a Web site by typing the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) in the Address box of the Web toolbar (for example, http://example.microsoft.com/MyWorkbook). -and-


 * You click Save As on the File menu and save the file to your hard disk.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, close the workbook and reopen the workbook.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition.



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

181098 XL98: Cannot Open Files from HTTP or FTP Web Servers

