PC Forms: MEFROUTE.XLA Will Not Route Excel 5 Workbooks

• Microsoft Electronic Forms Designer, version 1.0

SYMPTOMS

The Microsoft Excel macro, MEFROUTE.XLA, included with Microsoft Electronic Forms Designer, will not allow you to route workbooks from Microsoft Excel version 5.0 or later. The workbook is sent successfully, but the recipient receives the following error when he or she tries to open the attachment:

   The attached file [BOOK1.XLS]Sheet1 could not be opened because a
   temporary file could not be created."

CAUSE

The MEFROUTE.XLA shipped with Microsoft Electronic Forms Designer was written for Microsoft Excel versions 3.0 and 4.0. Because of changes in the way Microsoft Excel version 5.0 and later use workbooks with sheet tabs, the routing macro needs to be edited to route workbooks successfully.

RESOLUTION

You can find MEFROUTE.EXE (size: 18959 bytes) 
                         , a self-extracting file, on the following

• Microsoft's World Wide Web Site on the Internet

        On the www.microsoft.com home page, click the Support icon.
        Click Knowledge Base, and select the product.
        Enter kbfile MEFROUTE.EXE (size: 18959 bytes) 
                                 , and click GO!
        Open the article, and click the button to download the file.
  
  

• Internet (anonymous FTP)

        ftp ftp.microsoft.com
        Change to the Softlib/Mslfiles folder.
        Get MEFROUTE.EXE (size: 18959 bytes) 
  

• The Microsoft Network

        On the Edit menu, click Go To, and then click Other Location.
        Type "mssupport" (without the quotation marks).
        Double-click the MS Software Library icon.
        Find the appropriate product area.
        Locate and Download MEFROUTE.EXE.
  

• Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)

        Dial (206) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
        Download MEFROUTE.EXE (size: 18959 bytes) 
  

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