ID: Q124181
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The information in this article applies to:
When you run the Setup program for the Lotus 1-2-3 WK4 file converter, you may receive the following error message:
Tried to create an invalid path using 'E:\EXCEL' and 'XLCONVW4.DLL'
This problem occurs if you are running a workstation installation of Microsoft Excel from a protected network server drive. The behavior occurs because the Lotus 1-2-3 WK4 file converter Setup program installs the file XLCONVW4.DLL to your Microsoft Excel directory. If you are running Microsoft Excel from a network server drive, the Setup program attempts to install the file to the server drive. If the network drive is protected, or you do not have Write privileges to the drive, the file cannot be written, and you receive the error message described above.
To work around this problem, use any of the following methods.
Method 1: Contact your network administrator to see about changing your
rights to the Microsoft Excel directory temporarily in order to
install the converter.
Application Note. This Application Note contains information
about how to use an alternative installation method to install
the converter to a directory other than your Microsoft Excel
directory.
These instructions were added after the initial release of the
Application Note. The updated version has a release date of
12/94. For more information about obtaining this Application
Note, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q122583
TITLE : XL5: AppNote: Lotus 1-2-3 WK4 File Converter
(WE1130)
hard drive, and modify your EXCEL5.INI file to point to this
location by using the following steps:
(Note that this procedure assumes that you have the Decomp
utility, DECOMP.EXE. This utility is located on Disk 1 of the
Microsoft Excel version 5.0 disks. This file is not included with
Microsoft Excel version 5.0c.)
a. Copy the utility DECOMP.EXE to a directory on your hard drive
that is located in the PATH statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT
file.
b. Insert the disk that contains the Lotus 1-2-3 WK4 file
converter, or connect to the network drive where the converter
is located.
c. Type the following at the MS-DOS prompt
decomp <drive>:\XLCONVW4.DL_ <destination>:\XLCONVW4.DLL
where <drive> is the drive that contains the converter file,
and <destination> is the drive and directory to which you want
to copy the converter file.
d. Open your EXCEL5.INI file (located in your Microsoft Windows
directory) in a text editor, such as Notepad. Add the
following line to the [Converters] section
conv<n>=Lotus 1-2-3 Release 4 or 5
(*.wk4),<destination>\XLCONVW4.DLL,*.wk4
where <n> is the number of the next consecutive converter,
such as conv2 if conv1 is already listed, and <destination> is
the drive and directory that contains the converter file.
Lotus 1-2-3 is manufactured by Lotus Corporation, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.
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Additional reference words: 5.00 5.00c
Version : 5.00 5.00c
Platform : WINDOWSLast Reviewed: September 14, 1996