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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
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:
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.
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.
To work around this problem, use either of the following methods.
Method 1: Save the File in a Different Format in Quattro Pro
- Open the original Quattro Pro for Windows, version 7.0 (WB3) file
in Quattro Pro for Windows, version 7.0.
- Click ply A, and then save the ply in the DIF format.
- 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:
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.
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
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