Microsoft KB Archive/157041

= XL97: Always Create Backup Fails on Internet FTP Location =

Article ID: 157041

Article Last Modified on 10/21/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q157041





SYMPTOMS
When you save a workbook to a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) site while in Microsoft Excel 97, the option to "Always create backup" does not work. However, after you save the file a second time, a file by the following name is created:

Backup of .xlk

where  is the name of the file you are saving.



WORKAROUND
To create a backup to an FTP location, save the file to the FTP site and then immediately click Save As on the File menu and save the file with a different name. The first file you saved is the backup, and the second file is the working copy.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

