Cannot be MERGED into the current workbook

[wnfisba]

I am getting the following message when attempting to Merge spreadsheets in
Excel 2002...

{Spredasheet Name} cannot be merged into the current workbook. Workbooks to
be merged must be copies made from the same shared workbook, and must all
maintain the change history for a sufficient amount of time.

Let's see...
1.) I properly created a "Copy" of each spreadsheet.
2.) I went into Tools ==> Share Workbook and ensured the Allow changes by
more than one user at the same time was checked for both copies of the
workbooks I'm trying to Merge.
3.) I went into the Advanced tab within Tools ==> Share Workbook and ensured
the radio for Keep Change History for was checked

Now my column headings don't match and I want to merge based on a key...An
Application Number. My good file has close to 15,000 rows. My sub-set file
has 5,000 rows. So I want to see where the 5,000 rows match-up with my big
file of 15,000.

I am all wet thinking that the Compare and Merge function within Excel will
do this for me???

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[dand06]

I've run into the same problem. If you're going to merge, you have to
use the _-exact-_ same book that you started with.

For example, I created a shared workbook and sent it out to co-workers
to edit. I also made some changes to mine, and when trying to
reincorporate theirs, I got the same errors as you. Turns out, I had
to reincorporate their edits into the *original* I had sent out.

See if that works (I know you posted awhile ago),
Dan