Article ID: 162535
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Access 95 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Access 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q162535
Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.
SYMPTOMS
When you are viewing a linked Microsoft Excel 7.0 or 97 table, you see the
following behavior:
#Error appears in all of the data fields.
If you try to edit the table at this point, you receive one of the
following error messages.
In Microsoft Access 97
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The connection for viewing your linked Microsoft Excel worksheet was
lost.
In Microsoft Access 7.0
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The connection to Excel for viewing your attached worksheet has been
lost. Possible cause was that Excel has terminated.
CAUSE
The spreadsheet was closed in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access lost
its established link to the spreadsheet.
RESOLUTION
To re-establish the link to the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, close and
reopen the linked table in Microsoft Access.
REFERENCES
For more information about linking to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet,
search the Help Index for "spreadsheets, importing or linking," and then
"Import or link data from a spreadsheet" or ask the Microsoft Access 97
Office Assistant.
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