Closing Shared Files Using a Macro May Cause Infinite Loop

Last reviewed: September 2, 1997
Article ID: Q135510

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0

SYMPTOMS

When you close a workbook using a Visual Basic, Applications Edition, sub procedure, you may receive a "Save Changes" alert. If you click Yes to save the changes, the alert will be redisplayed in an endless loop.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, click Save As on the File menu, and save the workbook with a different filename.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: 7.00 loop error message macro subprocedure code
Keywords : kbprg PgmOthr
Version : 7.00
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: September 2, 1997
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