Microsoft KB Archive/185017

= XL97: "File Not Found" Error Activating Excel Object =

Article ID: 185017

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q185017





SYMPTOMS
When you right-click an embedded Microsoft Excel worksheet contained in a Microsoft Word 97 document, point to Worksheet Object on the shortcut menu, and then click Open, you may receive the following error messages:

Microsoft Excel

File not found

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Microsoft Word

Word cannot edit the Microsoft Excel Worksheet.



CAUSE
This problem may occur if the following circumstances are true:
 * In Microsoft Word version 6.0 or Microsoft Word version 7.0, you embed a Microsoft Excel file into your document. -and-


 * The Excel file contains a Visual Basic for Applications module sheet. -and-


 * You perform the following steps:


 * You right-click the embedded Excel object, point to Worksheet Object on the shortcut menu, and then click Open.
 * In Excel, you click "Close & Return to ", where  is the name of the Word document.
 * You right-click the embedded Excel object, point to Worksheet Object on the shortcut menu, and then click Open.



RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, obtain Microsoft Excel 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).

For additional information about SR-2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

151261 OFF97: How to Obtain and Install MS Office 97 SR-2



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 Office 97 Service Release 2 (SR-2).

Additional query words: XL97 WD97

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug KB185017

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