Article ID: 185585
Article Last Modified on 9/11/2002
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q185585
SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel 98, when you open and then close a workbook that was
saved in WK4 (1-2-3) format, you may receive the following error message:
The application "Microsoft Excel" has unexpectedly quit, because an
error of type 10 occurred.
You should save your work in other open applications and restart the
computer.
-or-
Microsoft Excel just quits.
CAUSE
This problem occurs only when you perform the following steps:
- You group two OLE objects together on a worksheet.
- You then save the workbook in WK4 (1-2-3) file format.
- You then close the workbook.
- You then reopen and then close the workbook.
WORKAROUND
To prevent this issue from occurring, do not group OLE objects if you are
going to save in WK4 (1-2-3) format.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Excel 98.
REFERENCES
For more information about WK4 files, click Contents And Index on the Help
menu (or on the Balloon Help menu if you are using a version of the
Macintosh operating system earlier than 8.0), click the Index button in
Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text
and then click Show Topics. Select the "Convert worksheets between Lotus 1-
2-3 and Microsoft Excel" topic, and click Go To. If you are unable to find
the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.
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