SBFM98: Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library - Runtime Error

ID: Q180382

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Small Business Financial Manager 98 for Microsoft Excel 97

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to update accounting data, the following error message occurs

   Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library - Runtime Error! Program <Path>
   abnormal program termination

where <Path> is the path to Excel.exe. When you click OK, the data is not imported.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when you use Peachtree to convert Peachtree 3.5 data files to a later version, for example version 4.x or 5.x, and then use the Import Wizard in the Small Business Financial Manager (SBFM) to update accounting data.

For more information see the Readme.txt file in the SBFM folder.

WORKAROUND

To successfully update accounting data, follow these steps:

1. Start Microsoft Windows Explorer.

2. Point to Find on the Tools menu, and click Files or Folders. In the

   Named box, type "*.mdb" (without the quotation marks) and click Find
   Now.

3. Right-click your company name and click Delete.

   The default location for this file is usually the following:

      Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\SBFM\Database

4. Restart Excel. On the Accounting menu, click Import to import the

   accounting data.

STATUS

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

REFERENCES

Item 11, Readme.txt, Microsoft Small Business Financial Manager 98, in the Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\SBFM folder

Additional query words: XL97 SBFM98 runtime error Visual C++

Keywords          : kberrmsg kbtool xlsbfm 
Version           : WINDOWS:98
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

Last Reviewed: January 6, 1999