XL97: Workbooks Saved in Earlier Formats May Open Slowly (167713)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q167713 SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel 97, when you open a workbook that is saved in the
Microsoft Excel 5.0/95 Workbook format, the workbook may open more slowly
than a similar workbook saved in the Microsoft Excel 97 Workbook format.
CAUSE
This problem may occur if the workbook you are opening contains one or more
Visual Basic modules.
The problem occurs because Microsoft Excel 97 must load additional dynamic-
link library (DLL) files into random access memory. These DLLs convert the
workbook modules and move them into the Visual Basic Editor in Microsoft
Excel 97.
WORKAROUND
To ensure that workbooks that contain modules open as quickly as possible,
save them in the Microsoft Excel 97 Workbook format. When you open
workbooks that you save in this format, Microsoft Excel 97 does not have to
convert the workbooks.
To save a workbook in the Microsoft Excel 97 Workbook format, do the
following:
- If the workbook is open, switch to it. If the workbook is not open, open
it.
- On the File menu, click Save As.
- In the Save As Type list, click Microsoft Excel Workbook (the item at
the top of the list).
- If you want, change the name of the workbook in the File Name box.
- Click Save.
STATUS
This behavior is by design of Microsoft Excel 97.
MORE INFORMATION
When you open a workbook saved in the Microsoft Excel 5.0/95 Workbook
format in Microsoft Excel 97 and the workbook contains any modules, the
modules are converted and moved into the Visual Basic Editor. This process
increases the amount of time required to open the workbook.
Workbooks saved in the Microsoft Excel 97 Workbook format are already
optimized for this process. As a result, they open more quickly than
workbooks saved in the earlier workbook format.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/22/2000 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb KB167713 |
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