XL7: Page Fault in Excel.exe Running Lotus Macro

• Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0

SYMPTOMS

When you run a Lotus 1-2-3 macro in Microsoft Excel version 7.0, you may receive the following error message:

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

   EXCEL caused an invalid page fault in module EXCEL.EXE at
   0137:501548c5.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the macro uses the File Combine command to extract cells from another .wk1 file that contains an @@ function.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0a.

MORE INFORMATION

The File Combine command in Lotus 1-2-3 will extract cells from one file and place them at the active cell in the current document. This feature was developed with early text-based versions of Lotus 1-2-3.

Microsoft Excel does not have a direct equivalent of the File Combine feature, but you can simulate it by using the Copy and Paste commands.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q119141
   TITLE     : Excel Err Msg: "Macro Error..." with Lotus File Combine
               Macro