Microsoft KB Archive/68419

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EXEC Command Can Cause System Integrity Error in Excel

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 3.0, 4.0, 4.0a, 5.0

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SUMMARY
In Microsoft Excel versions 2.x, the following command starts Word for Windows and loads the file ISV.DOC:

  =EXEC(&quot;c:\winword\isv.doc&quot;,1)

If you execute this macro command in Microsoft Excel version 3.0 or 4.0, the following error will be displayed:

This application has violated system integrity and will be terminated; close all applications, exit Windows, and reboot your computer.

If you execute this macro command in Microsoft Excel version 5.0, the following error will be displayed:

Cannot access the file at this time. Make sure the file is not in use by another program, and is a valid program file.

WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do the following:


 * 1) Specify the application and a fully qualified path.
 * 2) Specify the document name.

The following example works correctly:

  =EXEC(&quot;c:\winword\winword.exe c:\winword\isv.doc&quot;,1) Additional query words: 3.0 4.0 4.00a

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