XL97: Crash on Exit After Terminating DDE Connection

ID: Q145648

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you exit Microsoft Excel, the program may terminate with an Application Error or an Invalid Page Fault.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if the following conditions are true:

• An open Excel workbook contains real-time DDE links to a DDE server program.

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• The workbook contains one or more Visual Basic for Applications procedures.

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• The workbook window was hidden when the workbook was opened.

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• You made the workbook visible.

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• The DDE connection to the DDE server is terminated.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows.

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Last Reviewed: November 3, 1998