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Add-In problem with Excel2003
Hi Experts,
I need some help. We have an Excel workbook that uses an add-in to access external data. After a daily update this workbook is sent by email to a number of recipients which don't have the add-in installed on their computers. Opening this workbook with Excel 2000 brought up a message telling about external references that cannot be resolved. But the user gets the option to keep the current values which works just fine. When this workbook is opened with Excel 2003, all cells show an error value (#NAME) and the user does not have the choice to retain the current values. However, a different dialog appears which would allow the user to resolve the links. Unfortunatley they cannot be fixed because the add-in isn't available. I've spent considerable time on searching for an Excel option to fix this problem but I failed. Anyone out there who can help? Best regards, Michael Hoffmann |
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Here are some suggestions:
- write some code that uses paste-special values to convert all the external links to values and saveas the distributed version of the workbook. - try using Excel 2003 to do a Full Calculation (ctr/alt/f9) before saving and distributing to avoid the 'calculate when opening from a different excel version' problem - apply registry patch to all the recioients machimes (this does not sound very practical) Under: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Ex cel\Options create a new DWORD item named: FullCalcOnLoadOldFile and Leave its value at the default of 0. regards Charles ______________________ Decision Models FastExcel 2.3 now available Name Manager 4.0 now available www.DecisionModels.com "Michael Hoffmann" <m.hoffmann AT compar.cc wrote in message ... Hi Experts, I need some help. We have an Excel workbook that uses an add-in to access external data. After a daily update this workbook is sent by email to a number of recipients which don't have the add-in installed on their computers. Opening this workbook with Excel 2000 brought up a message telling about external references that cannot be resolved. But the user gets the option to keep the current values which works just fine. When this workbook is opened with Excel 2003, all cells show an error value (#NAME) and the user does not have the choice to retain the current values. However, a different dialog appears which would allow the user to resolve the links. Unfortunatley they cannot be fixed because the add-in isn't available. I've spent considerable time on searching for an Excel option to fix this problem but I failed. Anyone out there who can help? Best regards, Michael Hoffmann |
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Hello Charles,
thanks for your fast reply. Here are some suggestions: - write some code that uses paste-special values to convert all the external links to values and saveas the distributed version of the workbook. Last resort. I still hope for the setting... - try using Excel 2003 to do a Full Calculation (ctr/alt/f9) before saving and distributing to avoid the 'calculate when opening from a different excel version' problem Are you saying that this problem would be fixed with the sender and the recipients using the same version of Excel? - apply registry patch to all the recioients machimes (this does not sound very practical) Under: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Ex cel\Options create a new DWORD item named: FullCalcOnLoadOldFile and Leave its value at the default of 0. I think that's what I was looking for! Thanks, Michael Hoffmann |
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Hi Michael
Convert the workbook to values http://www.rondebruin.nl/values.htm My mail add-in have also a option to do this http://www.rondebruin.nl/mail/add-in.htm -- Regards Ron de Bruin http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm "Michael Hoffmann" <m.hoffmann AT compar.cc wrote in message ... Hi Experts, I need some help. We have an Excel workbook that uses an add-in to access external data. After a daily update this workbook is sent by email to a number of recipients which don't have the add-in installed on their computers. Opening this workbook with Excel 2000 brought up a message telling about external references that cannot be resolved. But the user gets the option to keep the current values which works just fine. When this workbook is opened with Excel 2003, all cells show an error value (#NAME) and the user does not have the choice to retain the current values. However, a different dialog appears which would allow the user to resolve the links. Unfortunatley they cannot be fixed because the add-in isn't available. I've spent considerable time on searching for an Excel option to fix this problem but I failed. Anyone out there who can help? Best regards, Michael Hoffmann |
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Thanks everyone for helping!
The problem is fixed with the registry setting Charles mentioned. Best regards, Michael |
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A bit more explanation:
the problem is caused by Excel doing a full calculation (all formulae) when opening a workbook that was last calculated with a different version of the calculation engine. doing Full calculation tries to recalculate the external links/addin functions. So if you can ALL use the same version of Excel and you full calculate the workbook before saving it you should not have the problem. If you can do it this way its probably a better solution than the registry fix. BTW the registry fix (originally made public by Jim Rech) should reference 11.0 rather than 9.0 for Excel 2003 Charles ______________________ Decision Models FastExcel 2.3 now available Name Manager 4.0 now available www.DecisionModels.com "Michael Hoffmann" <m.hoffmann AT compar.cc wrote in message ... Hello Charles, thanks for your fast reply. Here are some suggestions: - write some code that uses paste-special values to convert all the external links to values and saveas the distributed version of the workbook. Last resort. I still hope for the setting... - try using Excel 2003 to do a Full Calculation (ctr/alt/f9) before saving and distributing to avoid the 'calculate when opening from a different excel version' problem Are you saying that this problem would be fixed with the sender and the recipients using the same version of Excel? - apply registry patch to all the recioients machimes (this does not sound very practical) Under: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Ex cel\Options create a new DWORD item named: FullCalcOnLoadOldFile and Leave its value at the default of 0. I think that's what I was looking for! Thanks, Michael Hoffmann |
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