Cell References Below Row 256 Are Not Properly Converted

ID: Q217362

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows CE versions 2.0, 3.0 Professional Edition for the Handheld PC
Microsoft Windows CE Services version 2.2
Microsoft Pocket Excel, version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

You may experience any one of the following symptoms:

When you convert a file from Pocket Excel to Microsoft Excel 95 or Microsoft Excel 97, you receive one of the following error messages:
- File format is not valid.
- Error opening file.

When you convert a Pocket Excel 2.0 file into an Excel 97 file, cell references in formulas change if your formula fills more than 256 rows.

When you convert a file containing various number formats from Excel 97 to Pocket Excel 2.0 and back again without saving the file on the device, you receive the following error message:

Excel caused an invaled page fault in module Excel.exe at 015f:30120a02

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next update that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp


   Date        Size          File name  
   ----------------------------------------
   2/11/99     59,861 bytes  Pxl2xls.dll
   2/11/99     37,206 bytes  Office.dll

NOTE: If this product was already installed on your computer when you purchased it from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and you need this fix, please call the Pay Per Incident number listed on the above Web site. If you contact Microsoft to obtain this fix, and if it is determined that you only require the fix you requested, no fee will be charged. However, if you request additional technical support, and if your no-charge technical support period has expired, or if you are not eligible for standard no-charge technical support, you may be charged a non-refundable fee.

For more information about eligibility for no-charge technical support, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q154871 Determining If You Are Eligible for No-Charge Technical Support

STATUS

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

Additional query words: mobile device


Keywords          : kberrmsg wince 
Version           : WINDOWS:2.0,2.2,3.0 Professional Edition
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: July 2, 1999