Microsoft KB Archive/184638

= XL98: Error Message Opening Non-English File with Module Sheet =

Article ID: 184638

Article Last Modified on 9/11/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q184638



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to open a file in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, you may receive one of the following error messages:

Error in loading DLL

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Translation failed. Please check the Trnslate.log file for more information.



CAUSE
This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:
 * You attempt to open a file that was created in a non-English version of Microsoft Excel. -and-


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



WORKAROUND
To work around the problem, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: If You Receive the "Error in loading DLL" Error Message
If you received the first error message that is described in the "Symptoms" section of this article, follow these steps:
 * 1) Save your work and quit Excel if it is running.
 * 2) Insert the Microsoft Office 98 compact disc (CD) into your CD-ROM drive.
 * 3) Open the Value Pack folder on the Office 98 CD.
 * 4) Double-click the Value Pack Installer.
 * 5) Click the triangle next to Programmability.
 * 6) Click the triangle next to Excel Type Libraries.
 * 7) Click the appropriate type library. If you do not know the origin of the file, click to select Excel Type Libraries.
 * 8) Click Install.
 * 9) Click Quit.
 * 10) Open the System Folder:Preferences folder on your hard disk.
 * 11) Drag the Excel Settings (8) file to the Trash.
 * 12) Start Excel.
 * 13) Open the file for which the error message appeared.

When you open the file, you receive the following message:

The project has been translated into English.

Method 2: If You Receive the "Translation failed" Error Message
If you received the second error message that is described in the "Symptoms" section of this article, follow these steps:
 * 1) Save your work and quit Excel if it is running.
 * 2) Open the System Folder:Preferences folder on your hard disk.
 * 3) Drag the Excel Settings (8) file to the Trash.
 * 4) Start Excel.
 * 5) Open the file for which the error message appeared.

When you open the file, you receive the following message:

The project has been translated into English.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about Visual Basic for Applications in Non- Engligh Excel, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

185020 XL98: Run-Time Errors Running Macro Created in Non-English Excel

Additional query words: foreign XL98

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprogramming kbprb KB184638

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