XL: Error Inserting Custom Function with Defined Category

ID: Q149048

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.0
Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, version 5.0
Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0

SYMPTOMS

When you insert a custom function that was defined with a category into Microsoft Excel, you may receive one of the error messages listed in the following table.

   If you are using
   this version of
   Microsoft Excel             You Receive this error message
   ----------------------------------------------------------

   7.0 for Windows 95          EXCEL caused an invalid page fault in
                               module EXCEL.EXE at 0137:5012B10A

   5.0 for Windows             EXCEL caused a general protection fault
                               in module EXCEL.EXE at 001A:6A39

   5.0 for the Macintosh       Sorry, a system error has occurred.
                               "Microsoft Excel" error type 11

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, always insert the custom function from the User-Defined category not from the Custom-Defined category.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the 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: 5.00 wizard

Version           : WINDOWS: 5.0,7.0; MACINTOSH: 5.0
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: February 4, 1998