Microsoft KB Archive/231518

= MapPoint 2000: Empty Quotation Marks in Error Message When You Link Data =

Article ID: 231518

Article Last Modified on 8/6/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MapPoint 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q231518



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to link data from an open Microsoft Excel workbook to Microsoft MapPoint 2000, you may receive an error message similar to the following:

File:

There was a problem opening this file:. The Microsoft Jet database engine cannot open the file ''. It is already opened exclusively by another user, or you need permission to view this data.

Note that the file name does not appear between the single quotation marks in the error message.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you are running MapPoint 2000 on a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0-based computer.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, close the Excel workbook that contains the data you want to link to MapPoint 2000 before you attempt to link the data.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft MapPoint 2000.

Additional query words: mp2000 quotes blank nt4 winnt

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