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accessed Parties from the open dialogue as you said, closed dialogue,
no Spell checkers!!! should have been accessed Properties -- Regards Roger Govier "Roger Govier" wrote in message ... Hi Just opened three separate connections to the same workbook, accessed Parties from the open dialogue as you said, closed dialogue, no problems. I think it must be a problem with your system. I regret, I cannot think what might be causing the problem. -- Regards Roger Govier "Fritz" wrote in message ... The wizard and refresh functions work fine with text files with either the .csv or .txt extensions. The problem occurs in the following scenario: 1. Open a worksheet in Excel 2007 with external connections to one or more text files with either a .csv or .txt extension. 2. Open the Workbooks Connections dialog box by selecting the Connections button on the Data Ribbon. 3. Select a connection to an external text file and then select the Properties button. 4. Close the resulting Properties dialog box by selecting OK. 5. On my system Excel will now crash. Perhaps you or someone else could try duplicating this scenario. If Excel does not crash then there is a problem with my system or with version of the program installed on my computer. -- Fritz Jones "Roger Govier" wrote: Hi I have not experienced any problems connecting to an external text file with XL2007. Maybe try renaming .csv to .txt, then telling the wizard that comma is the separator will get around your problem. -- Regards Roger Govier "Fritz" wrote in message ... I have been using Excel 2007 to import comma delimited text (csv) files stored on my local hard disk into my personal finance spreadsheet. The DataGet External DataFrom Text wizard works fine and have had no trouble using the Refresh function. The problem comes from accessing a Connection Properties Box from the DataConnections Box. If I select OK after viewing the Properties Box, Excel crashes, restarts, and offers to let me continue working on a repaired worksheet. This behavior occurs even when no changes are made in the Properties Box. If I select Cancel, Excel exits the Properties Box normally. This behavior also occurs in a clean workbook with no data other than an imported text file. This behavior is not a fatal flaw since there are other ways to access and change the property data, however, such behavior is not acceptable in a Microsoft Product which has been around for about 20 years. Is this a bug in a new release of the product or a problem with the installation on my computer? I am using Office 2007 Home and Student Trial Edition on a WinXP Pro SP2 system. To preserve file portability I am opening and saving worksheets in the .xls format using the Excel 2007 compatibility mode. Any comments on this behavior? -- Fritz Jones |
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