XL5: Double-Clicking File in File Manager Doesn't Start Excel


The information in this article applies to:


SYMPTOMS

In File Manager, when you double-click an .XLS file while a document that contains a Microsoft Excel 5.0 Worksheet object is open in a client application, Microsoft Excel is not started.


CAUSE

This behavior occurs even if the worksheet object is not open for in-place editing. The behavior occurs because while the document that contains the worksheet object is open, an invisible instance of Microsoft Excel is running. Double-clicking an .XLS file in File Manager to open the file in Microsoft Excel appears to have no effect, because Microsoft Excel is already running.

Note that this is not a problem if a visible instance of Microsoft Excel is running when you double-click the file name in File Manager.


WORKAROUND

To open a file in Microsoft Excel while a document that contains a Microsoft Excel 5.0 Worksheet object is open in a client application, do any of the following:


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Excel version 5.0c for Windows.


REFERENCES

For more information about Embedding A Microsoft Excel Object In Another Application, choose the Search button in Help and type:

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Version : WINDOWS:5.0
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Last Reviewed: October 6, 1999
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