No one esle has it open and it is saying that I have it open and my name
appears in the dialogue box:

'Filename' is locked for editing by 'MyName' then have the options Read
Only, Notify, Cancel.

As mentioned, I opened it in Read Only and resaved it as a different name
(which works) but I cannot delete the original file!!???

Any more ideas?


"Mike H" wrote:

Hi,

Perhaps someone else has it open, didn't you get the option to 'notify'?

Mike

"Simka" wrote:

I am using Excel 2003 and I was working on an Excel workbook yesterday (which
is over a network). Before finishing for the day, I closed the file, closed
Excel and shutdown the PC.

This morning, I opened Excel and within Excel tried opening the same file
and now it is telling me that the 'File is on Use' and that I have it open -
but I don't have it open.

I have opened it within Excel in read-only mode and resaved it with a
different file name (which now works as the original), but now how do I
delete the original file I was working on yesterday? I have rebooted the PC
and ensured there are no Excel files open. I can't seem to delete it through
Excel or Explorer or any other way, Any ideas?