XL97: Page Fault Clicking Sheet Tab When Formula Bar Is Active

ID: Q172260

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 97, if you click a worksheet tab while an embedded chart is active, you may receive the following error message:

   This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.
   If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.

If you click Details, you receive an error message similar to the following:

   EXCEL caused an invalid page fault in module KERNEL32.DLL at
   0137:bff9a5d0.

This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:

The embedded chart contains one or more drawing objects or AutoShapes.
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You select one of the drawing objects or AutoShapes.
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You click the formula bar.

To work around this problem, press ESC or press ENTER before you click another sheet. This deactivates the formula bar.

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

Additional query words: XL97 ipf

Keywords          : kberrmsg kbchart xldraw xlgpf xlformula 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: November 6, 1998