getting rid of copy/overwrite prompt on Save
I use an Excel document that is stored on a server, not my local
machine. Many people access and change the document, but with exclusive access or read only access. The document is not shared. Track changes is not turned on. Protect workbook is not turned on. Nevertheless, when I open the document, change it, and try to Save it, I get the following dialog box: "The file Example.xls may have been changed by another user since you last saved it. In that case what do you want to do?" o "Save a copy." o "Overwrite changes." OK Cancel" How do I get rid of this question. It is driving me nuts and also appears to be preventing VLOOKUP functions from other workbooks from behaving properly. Thanks, John P.S. The entire question seems rather moronic. "MAY have been changed"? At least tell me whether or not another user changed it since my last access. If not, there is nothing to ask about. If it WAS changed by another user, then it happened BEFORE I opened it, which is something that commonly happens with lots of files all the time. If a warning of this dire occurrence is necessary, then the time to warn me is when I OPEN it, not after I have spent time altering something that might not be what I thought it was, and then let me know after I am finished working. |
getting rid of copy/overwrite prompt on Save
John
Have a look at this KB Article "The file may have been changed..." error when you save workbook to network server in Excel 2002 http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=324491 Myrna Larson also reported that she got this error when opening a workspace (*.xlw) file. Opening the workbooks individually solved the problem. Gord Dibben Excel MVP On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 18:05:42 -0800, John Collins wrote: I use an Excel document that is stored on a server, not my local machine. Many people access and change the document, but with exclusive access or read only access. The document is not shared. Track changes is not turned on. Protect workbook is not turned on. Nevertheless, when I open the document, change it, and try to Save it, I get the following dialog box: "The file Example.xls may have been changed by another user since you last saved it. In that case what do you want to do?" o "Save a copy." o "Overwrite changes." OK Cancel" How do I get rid of this question. It is driving me nuts and also appears to be preventing VLOOKUP functions from other workbooks from behaving properly. Thanks, John P.S. The entire question seems rather moronic. "MAY have been changed"? At least tell me whether or not another user changed it since my last access. If not, there is nothing to ask about. If it WAS changed by another user, then it happened BEFORE I opened it, which is something that commonly happens with lots of files all the time. If a warning of this dire occurrence is necessary, then the time to warn me is when I OPEN it, not after I have spent time altering something that might not be what I thought it was, and then let me know after I am finished working. Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP |
getting rid of copy/overwrite prompt on Save
Excellent, thank you. I will try the fix.
John Gord Dibben wrote: John Have a look at this KB Article "The file may have been changed..." error when you save workbook to network server in Excel 2002 http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=324491 Myrna Larson also reported that she got this error when opening a workspace (*.xlw) file. Opening the workbooks individually solved the problem. Gord Dibben Excel MVP On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 18:05:42 -0800, John Collins wrote: I use an Excel document that is stored on a server, not my local machine. Many people access and change the document, but with exclusive access or read only access. The document is not shared. Track changes is not turned on. Protect workbook is not turned on. Nevertheless, when I open the document, change it, and try to Save it, I get the following dialog box: "The file Example.xls may have been changed by another user since you last saved it. In that case what do you want to do?" o "Save a copy." o "Overwrite changes." OK Cancel" How do I get rid of this question. It is driving me nuts and also appears to be preventing VLOOKUP functions from other workbooks from behaving properly. Thanks, John P.S. The entire question seems rather moronic. "MAY have been changed"? At least tell me whether or not another user changed it since my last access. If not, there is nothing to ask about. If it WAS changed by another user, then it happened BEFORE I opened it, which is something that commonly happens with lots of files all the time. If a warning of this dire occurrence is necessary, then the time to warn me is when I OPEN it, not after I have spent time altering something that might not be what I thought it was, and then let me know after I am finished working. Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP |
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