Article ID: 193650
Article Last Modified on 10/22/2000
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q193650
SYMPTOMS
When you open a workbook in Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows,
the following error message may appear twice:
Invalid data format
If you try to activate, remove, or export a module in the Visual Basic
Editor, or when you close the workbook, you may receive the same error
message.
CAUSE
This problem occurs if the workbook contains a Visual Basic module named
"dir" or "Dir."
RESOLUTION
If this problem occurs, it is not possible to remove the module from the
workbook. It is also not possible to rename the module so that it can be
removed or activated.
Because you cannot do anything to the module, you must copy all information
from the workbook into a new workbook, save the new workbook with a
different name, and then delete the original workbook.
To prevent this problem from occurring, do not name a Visual Basic module
"dir" or "Dir."
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Excel 97 for
Windows.
Additional query words: XL97
Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB193650