Excel 2000 may quit unexpectedly when you use the Japanese version of Excel 2000 to add a calculated field that contains a field name with DBCS characters to a PivotTable (293297)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 2000
This article was previously published under Q293297
Important This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Japanese version of Microsoft Excel 2000 with a program that uses a hook process into Microsoft Windows Messaging to add a calculated field that contains a field name with Double Byte Character Set (DBCS) characters to a PivotTable, Excel 2000 may quit unexpectedly and you receive an Access Violation error message.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if the hook process returns American National Standards Institute (ANSI) characters, instead of the expected Unicode characters.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

276367 OFF2000: How to obtain the latest Office 2000 service pack

This problem was first corrected by a hotfix that is included in Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3.

After you install the latest service pack, follow the steps that are listed in the "More Information" section to set the QFE_Yokohama registry key and to activate the hotfix.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Warning If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
To activate the hotfix, follow these steps:
  1. Quit Excel 2000.
  2. Click Start, and then click Run.
  3. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
  4. Locate, and then click to select the following registry key:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Office/9.0/Excel/Options

  5. After you select the key that is specified in step 4, point to New on the Edit menu, and then click DWORD Value.
  6. Type QFE_Yokohama, and then press ENTER.
  7. Right-click the QFE_Yokohama registry key, and then click Modify.
  8. In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
  9. On the File menu, click Exit to quit Registry Editor.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/8/2004
Keywords:kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbOffice2000preSP3fix KB293297 kbAudITPRO kbAudEndUser
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