Microsoft Knowledge Base Email Alertz

(163895) - In Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows, when you open a file that appears to be a Microsoft Excel 5.0 file, you may receive the following error message: Out of memory Note that the error is more likely to occur if you are working with a workbook that...

Search KbAlertz

Advanced Search

Receive Microsoft Knowledge Base articles by E-Mail?

Every night we scan the Microsoft Knowledge Base. If technologies you're interested in are updated, we'll send you an e-mail. You only get one e-mail a day, and only when new articles are added.

Click here to create a
FREE account
Already have an account?
[Click here to Login]











Microsoft Knowledge Base Article

This article contents is Microsoft Copyrighted material.
©2005-©2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Trademarks

Article ID: 163895 - Last Review: August 5, 2004 - Revision: 1.2

XL97: Problems Importing Files from Quattro Pro 7.0

This article was previously published under Q163895

On This Page

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows, when you open a file that appears to be a Microsoft Excel 5.0 file, you may receive the following error message:
Out of memory
Note that the error is more likely to occur if you are working with a workbook that contains a large number of objects, and you attempt to format or copy the objects.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:
  • In Quattro Pro for Windows, version 7.0, you create, and then save a file in the Microsoft Excel 5.0 format.

    -and-
  • You open the file in Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows.
A file that you save from Quattro Pro for Windows, version 7.0, in the Microsoft Excel 5.0 format may not work correctly when you open it in Microsoft Excel 97.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use either of the following methods.

Method 1: Save the File in a Different Format in Quattro Pro

  1. Open the original Quattro Pro for Windows, version 7.0 (WB3) file in Quattro Pro for Windows, version 7.0.
  2. Click ply A, and then save the ply in the DIF format.
  3. Repeat step 2 for each ply in the WB3 file.

Use the Quattro Pro File Converter

Download and install the Quattro Pro File Converter, Quatt97.exe, file from the following Microsoft Web site:
http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/9798/quatt97.aspx (http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/9798/quatt97.aspx)

STATUS

This problem occurs when you use Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows and Quattro Pro for Windows, version 7.0.

Quattro Pro for Windows is manufactured by Corel Corporation, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

REFERENCES

For more information about opening a Quattro Pro file, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text
Quattro Pro
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "View or save files from other programs as Microsoft Excel workbooks" topic.

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
Keywords: 
kbdownload kb3rdparty kbbug kbconversion kberrmsg kbofficeupdate KB163895
Retired KB ArticleRetired KB Content Disclaimer
This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.
       

Community Feedback System

Very often, it takes hours to solve a problem. Very often, you've looked high and low, and have tried a lot of solutions. When you finally found it, chances are, it was because someone else helped you. Here's your chance to give back. Use our community feedback tool to let others know what worked for you and what didn't.

Please also understand that the community feedback system is not warranted to be correct, it's simply a system that we've built to let people try and help each other. If something in a feedback response doesn't make sense to you, or you're not comfortable making changes that the feedback talks about (like registry edits), please consult a professional.

Thank you for using kbAlertz.com Feedback System.

-- Scott Cate