Microsoft KB Archive/177156

= XL98: No Web Queries Listed When You Click Run Web Query =

Article ID: 177156

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 Q177156



SYMPTOMS
When you use Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition and attempt to run a Web query, the Web queries may not be listed.



CAUSE
This problem may occur if the following conditions are true:  You point to Get External Data on the Data menu, and then click Run Web Query. -and-

 The current folder is not the following folder:

Macintosh HD:Microsoft Office 98:Office:Queries



NOTE: To determine which folder is the current folder, click Open on the File menu and look at the name that is displayed in the Select A Document list.



WORKAROUND
To look in the correct folder when you want to use a Web query, follow these steps:  Point to Get External Data on the Data menu, and then click Run Web Query. Click Desktop. Select the following folder:

Macintosh HD:Microsoft Office 98:Office:Queries

NOTE: This step assumes the name of your hard disk is "Macintosh HD" and that you installed Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition in the default folder, which is the Microsoft Office 98 folder.</li></ol>

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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.

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MORE INFORMATION
There are seven sample Web queries that are installed when you install Office. These queries are listed as follows: <pre class="fixed_text">  Get More Web Queries Microsoft Investor Currencies Microsoft Investor Dow 30 Microsoft Investor Indices Microsoft Investor Mutual Fund Microsoft Investor Options Microsoft Investor Stock Quote

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