Microsoft KB Archive/214231

= XL2000: Shared Files May Be Opened As Read-Only =

Article ID: 214231

Article Last Modified on 11/5/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q214231





SYMPTOMS
When you open a file that was created in Microsoft Excel version 7.0, you may receive a Password dialog box containing the following message:

Shared Lists from Microsoft Excel 95 must be opened read-only. To edit the workbook, click OK, then click Save As on the File menu and save the workbook with a new name. You can then save the new workbook as a shared workbook, if you want. For more information, click Help.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs when you open a file that was saved as a shared file in Excel 7.0. When you turn on the Multi-User Editing feature in a file in Microsoft Excel 7.0, you are not able to open the file with read-write access in Excel 2000.



MORE INFORMATION
When you open a file that was created in Excel version 7.0 that was not saved as a shared file, the file opens normally; no dialog box appears.

NOTE: Excel versions 5.0 and 7.0 use the same file format. Excel 97 and 2000 use a different format.

Additional query words: XL2000

Keywords: kberrmsg kbinterop kbprb KB214231

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