Append /x:on Causes Excel to Open All Files in a Directory

ID: Q72733

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 3.0, 4.0, 4.0a, 5.0

SUMMARY

The following command will cause Microsoft Excel to open all files in <directory name> as soon as Microsoft Excel has finished loading:


   append /x:on <directory name>

MORE INFORMATION

For example, if the command


   append /x:on c:\dos

is entered at the DOS prompt or is executed in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, and then you start the Microsoft Excel program, Excel will then open every file in the C:\DOS directory as soon as Microsoft Excel itself has finished loading. These files will be opened as text files.

Workaround

Disable the Append command. This can be accomplished by typing the following command at a DOS prompt before starting Windows or Excel:


   append;

Note that the Append command should not be used in any form while running Windows or Windows applications. For more information, query on the words


   dos and append and utility and windows

Additional query words: 3.0 4.0 4.00a 5.0


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Last Reviewed: March 21, 1999