SBFM97 ErrMsg: Illegal Operation Updating Quickbooks Data

ID: Q166046

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to update your Quickbooks accounting data in the Small Business Financial Manager (SBFM) version 2.0, the following error message occurs:

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

If you click Details, the following error message appears:

   EXCEL caused an exception e06d7363H in Module KERNEL32.DLL at
   0137:bff9a0c.

When you click Close, Microsoft Excel closes.

Note: the memory address (0137:bff9a0c ) may vary.

CAUSE

This behavior will occur when you do all of the following:

WORKAROUND

To keep avoid the illegal operation error do the following:

1. Close Microsoft Excel 97 after you have saved and closed you analysis

   workbooks.

2. Make any necessary updates in your accounting program.

3. In the SBFM, Import your accounting data again. When the import is

   complete, click Cancel in Step 4 of the "Import your Accounting Data"
   dialog.

4. On the File menu, click Open. Locate you workbook containing the saved
   SBFM scenario.

5. In the What-If Overview workbook, click Save. This will update the
   analysis with the updated accounting information.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem has been fixed in the updated versions of the Quickbooks driver and Msapp.dll.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Software Library:

 ~ Sbfm97qb.exe (size: 380364 bytes) 

For more information about downloading files from the Microsoft Software Library, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q119591
   TITLE     : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from
               Online Services

For additional information on problems updating your accounting data, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Article-ID: Q164747
   TITLE     : SBFM97: Error Updating Accounting Data

Additional query words: 2.0 XL97 8.0 sbe
Keywords          : kbtool xlsbfm 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: November 5, 1998