Article ID: 248165 - Last Review: November 5, 2003 - Revision: 3.0

XL2000: Defined Name No Longer Present When You Open Workbook

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SYMPTOMS

When you open your workbook, some of the names that you had previously defined are missing.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:
  • The workbook contains both a workbook-level and a worksheet-level defined name.

    -and-

  • You save the workbook as a Web page.

    -and-

  • A different workbook contains a link to a workbook-level defined name in this workbook.

    -and-

  • While the workbook you linked to is closed, you delete the link to that workbook.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a).

To obtain SR-1/SR-1a, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
245025  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/245025/EN-US/ ) OFF2000: How to Obtain and Install Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a)

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1/SR-1a.

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
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