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spreadsheet locked - for no reason ?
Anyone got an idea or two how to help?
Trying to re open a spreadsheet I hvae ben working on during the day. I now get the rror message : " .xls is locked for editing by ' '. " Obviously I have seen it before when a name of another use on the network has a file open and I try to open it but I have never seen it with no name between the inverted commas. I also know that no on e else has the file open currently. Andy |
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spreadsheet locked - for no reason ?
Try rebooting your computer? do that and check your task manager and se if
any excel stuff is open, if so close it. That is all i can think of. -- -John Please rate when your question is answered to help us and others know what is helpful. "andy duncan" wrote: Anyone got an idea or two how to help? Trying to re open a spreadsheet I hvae ben working on during the day. I now get the rror message : " .xls is locked for editing by ' '. " Obviously I have seen it before when a name of another use on the network has a file open and I try to open it but I have never seen it with no name between the inverted commas. I also know that no on e else has the file open currently. Andy |
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spreadsheet locked - for no reason ?
Doh !
I should of tried what I "ALWAYS" advocate to others .......... "Have you turned it off and back on again ?" Cheers John. "John Bundy" (remove) wrote in message ... Try rebooting your computer? do that and check your task manager and se if any excel stuff is open, if so close it. That is all i can think of. -- -John Please rate when your question is answered to help us and others know what is helpful. "andy duncan" wrote: Anyone got an idea or two how to help? Trying to re open a spreadsheet I hvae ben working on during the day. I now get the rror message : " .xls is locked for editing by ' '. " Obviously I have seen it before when a name of another use on the network has a file open and I try to open it but I have never seen it with no name between the inverted commas. I also know that no on e else has the file open currently. Andy |
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spreadsheet locked - for no reason ?
I frequently use Excel tables as a database and create reports in Crystal.
When I have the report open I get this message even though the Excel file itself is not open. Patti "andy duncan" wrote: Anyone got an idea or two how to help? Trying to re open a spreadsheet I hvae ben working on during the day. I now get the rror message : " .xls is locked for editing by ' '. " Obviously I have seen it before when a name of another use on the network has a file open and I try to open it but I have never seen it with no name between the inverted commas. I also know that no on e else has the file open currently. Andy |
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