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PC Forms: MEFROUTE.XLA Will Not Route Excel 5 Workbooks

Article ID: 137351

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006


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SYMPTOMS

The Microsoft Excel macro, MEFROUTE.XLA, included with Microsoft Electronic Forms Designer, will not allow you to route workbooks from Microsoft Excel version 5.0 or later. The workbook is sent successfully, but the recipient receives the following error when he or she tries to open the attachment:
The attached file [BOOK1.XLS]Sheet1 could not be opened because a temporary file could not be created."

CAUSE

The MEFROUTE.XLA shipped with Microsoft Electronic Forms Designer was written for Microsoft Excel versions 3.0 and 4.0. Because of changes in the way Microsoft Excel version 5.0 and later use workbooks with sheet tabs, the routing macro needs to be edited to route workbooks successfully.

RESOLUTION

You can find MEFROUTE.EXE, a self-extracting file, on the following services:

For additional information about downloading, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services


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