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artie66
Hi Folks!
I need help correcting a software problem. My Duo
2300c has Excel 5.0a and it was working fine. But I
goofed it up by trying to execute an Excel file copied
from an Compaq PC running Windows 98. First, the original spreadsheet
was in Excel 97 format (or newer) on the PC. On the PC
I opened the file and re-saved it as an Excel 5.0
file. (Excel 5.0 is an older version than Excel 97) I
checked and it opens fine on a different PC that has
Excel 5.0c on it. I then took the PC floppy disk with
the Excel 5.0 spreadsheet on it, and copied the file
to my Duo 2300c hard disk. (PC exchange and MacLink Plus extensions were on
and the file icon does not say "PC". When I tried to open the
file, I got an error message: The application
"Microsoft Excel" could not be opened because
"MicrosoftVisualBasicAppsLib" could not be found. Now
I get that error message whenever I try to open Excel
5.0 on the Duo. Excel 5.0 files that used to open fine
don't work anymore. I searched the hard disk for the
missing file, but could not find it. I rebooted the
Duo, and later I rebuilt the desktop with no
improvement.
I borrowed another Mac that has Excel 5.0 on it,
and copied Excel preferences, settings, toolbars, Chart Autoformats, and the
actual Excel program file to my 2300c using Appletalk. I moved the original
preferences, etc. into the trash can. I still get the same error when trying
to open Excel. I also tried trashing a file called VBA preferences with no
luck. I found in Extensions/Type Libraries a file called "en vba olb (Power
Mac)". I made a copy of "en vba olb (Power Mac)", renamed it to
"MicrosoftVisualBasicAppsLib" to see if that was the file Excel was looking
for, but it was not so I trashed the renamed file.
Can anyone offer any more suggestions on how to correct
this problem?
The 2300c has 36 meg RAM and 56 meg virtual memory set up.
Or if someone has a copy of the installation floppies or CD for Microsoft
Office or Office 98 for Macintosh they could sell or loan me, I could try a
re-install of Microsoft Office.
Thanks for any suggestions,
Art in Silicon Valley
I need help correcting a software problem. My Duo
2300c has Excel 5.0a and it was working fine. But I
goofed it up by trying to execute an Excel file copied
from an Compaq PC running Windows 98. First, the original spreadsheet
was in Excel 97 format (or newer) on the PC. On the PC
I opened the file and re-saved it as an Excel 5.0
file. (Excel 5.0 is an older version than Excel 97) I
checked and it opens fine on a different PC that has
Excel 5.0c on it. I then took the PC floppy disk with
the Excel 5.0 spreadsheet on it, and copied the file
to my Duo 2300c hard disk. (PC exchange and MacLink Plus extensions were on
and the file icon does not say "PC". When I tried to open the
file, I got an error message: The application
"Microsoft Excel" could not be opened because
"MicrosoftVisualBasicAppsLib" could not be found. Now
I get that error message whenever I try to open Excel
5.0 on the Duo. Excel 5.0 files that used to open fine
don't work anymore. I searched the hard disk for the
missing file, but could not find it. I rebooted the
Duo, and later I rebuilt the desktop with no
improvement.
I borrowed another Mac that has Excel 5.0 on it,
and copied Excel preferences, settings, toolbars, Chart Autoformats, and the
actual Excel program file to my 2300c using Appletalk. I moved the original
preferences, etc. into the trash can. I still get the same error when trying
to open Excel. I also tried trashing a file called VBA preferences with no
luck. I found in Extensions/Type Libraries a file called "en vba olb (Power
Mac)". I made a copy of "en vba olb (Power Mac)", renamed it to
"MicrosoftVisualBasicAppsLib" to see if that was the file Excel was looking
for, but it was not so I trashed the renamed file.
Can anyone offer any more suggestions on how to correct
this problem?
The 2300c has 36 meg RAM and 56 meg virtual memory set up.
Or if someone has a copy of the installation floppies or CD for Microsoft
Office or Office 98 for Macintosh they could sell or loan me, I could try a
re-install of Microsoft Office.
Thanks for any suggestions,
Art in Silicon Valley