Microsoft KB Archive/249159

= XL97: Links to Closed Workbook Are Not Updated Properly =

Article ID: 249159

Article Last Modified on 8/30/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q249159





SYMPTOMS
When you open a workbook in Microsoft Excel 97, some formulas unexpectedly calculate a value of zero.



CAUSE

 * When you opened the workbook, you clicked No when you were asked to update the links.

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 * The workbook that you are linking to is not open.

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 * The formulas that do not calculate correctly refer to a defined name in another workbook.

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 * The defined name contains a relative cell reference. For example, the defined name refers to =Sheet1!A$1.

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 * The following conditions exist in the workbook that contains the defined name:


 * The Iteration option on the Calculation tab of the Options dialog box is enabled.
 * The workbook contains a circular reference.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1/SR-1a.

Additional query words: XL97

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB249159

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