Article ID: 108507
Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q108507
SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel, if a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications procedure is started by an OnSheetDeactivate command and the procedure then closes the workbook in which it is contained, one of the following may occur:
- In Microsoft Excel 97, you receive an illegal operation error.
- In Microsoft Excel for Windows, you receive a general protection (GP) fault.
- In Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, you receive the following error message:
CAUSE
This behavior occurs only if a sheet is deleted by clicking Delete Sheet on the Edit menu or from the Sheet Tabs shortcut menu; it does not occur if a sheet is deactivated by switching to another sheet.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.
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