XL: Data Lost After Using File Conversion Wizard

ID: Q178896

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

If you use the File Conversion Wizard after modifying a workbook, the changes you have just made may be lost.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:

You open a workbook that is not in the Microsoft Excel 97 format.
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You modify the workbook and do not save changes.
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You then run the File Conversion Wizard on the workbook that you have modified.

WORKAROUND

To prevent this problem from occurring, ensure that you save all open workbooks before running the File Conversion Wizard.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about the File Conversion Wizard, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q161325
   TITLE     : XL97: File Conversion Wizard Included with MS Excel 97

   ARTICLE-ID: Q178011
   TITLE     : XL98: Dialog Boxes in File Conversion Wizard May Be
               Confusing

REFERENCES

For more information about the File Conversion Wizard, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text

   File Conversion Wizard

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "View or save files from other programs as Microsoft Excel workbooks" topic.

Additional query words: XL97 XL98

Keywords          : xlloadsave xlwiz xl123Quattro 
Version           : WINDOWS:97; MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: January 8, 1999