Spreadsheet created in E95, moved to E97, then to E2000. I’ve deleted the macro, but still get the “Enable/Disable” question upon opening the file. I’ve checked all logical places (this workbook, all open workbooks, etc.) and I don’t THINK there are any macros there. Any thoughts?
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AskWoody LoungerMarch 11, 2001 at 4:11 am #353790Viewing 1 reply threadAuthorReplies-
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AskWoody LoungerMarch 11, 2001 at 11:57 pm #518380Of course I can’t find the documentation now!
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I found that old spreadsheets with named ranges (I think protection might have been involved as well) would often give false warnings. I even got a confirmation from MS.
I don’t remember if it was 95 to 97 or 2000.
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AskWoody LoungerMarch 12, 2001 at 2:19 pm #518449It was the macro warning. It related to a workbook that was created in Excel 95. When I opened it in (97/2000 ?) I got a warning. I sent it to MS and got a reply that the range names were causing the problem.
(I hate to mention it, but I did post it in the old forum)
I can’t find the correspondence. I have a test file from that period, but now I can’t duplicate the problem.
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AskWoody LoungerMarch 13, 2001 at 1:19 am #518513I found it
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(Nothing is too obscure)
Q171661 and Q199972
A false macro warning can occur with Excel 97 when:The workbook contains a defined name that uses syntax to refer to nonadjacent cell ranges; however the defined name actually refers to adjacent cell ranges.
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The last three rows in the defined name are rows greater than or equal to row 600 and increase in value from left to right.
For example, if you create a worksheet named “Plan,” a defined name that refers to the following ranges causes the problem:
=Plan!$A$1:$A$1,Plan!$A$1:$A$1,Plan!$A$1:$A$1,Plan!$A$1:$A$1,
Plan!$A$1:$A$1,Plan!$A$1:$A$1,Plan!$A$1:$A$1,Plan!$A$1:$A$600,
Plan!$A$601:$A$602
NOTE: Other similarly defined names may also cause this behavior.
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The ThisWorkbook module is missing from the workbook in the Project Explorer window in Microsoft Visual Basic Editor.
This problem was corrected in Microsoft Excel 97 SR-1.
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A defined name has been inserted into the workbook.
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