XL: Macro Virus Protection Alert May Not Appear

 Last reviewed: February 4, 1998
Article ID: Q171093
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you open a file that contains a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro, a macro virus alert message fails to appear even though Macro Virus Protection is selected on the General tab in the Options dialog box.

CAUSE

This problem may occur when you open a file that contains Visual Basic macro code in a class module or when you open a file that contains code that is associated with a UserForm.

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.

REFERENCES

For more information about macro virus protection, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text 

   viruses, macro
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "About viruses and workbook macros" topic.

Additional query words: XL97 XL98
Keywords : kbprg
Version : WINDOWS:97; MACINTOSH:98
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb

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Last reviewed: February 4, 1998
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