damaged file

Hi experts,

i've made an application with userforms and a few sheets.
it works fine for me.

however, if i copy the file to another pc and try to start it, i get the
message that the file is damaged and cannot be started.

How can i get the file fixed again? Do i have to compile it or.....?
Thanks for any suggestions !
Pierre


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Just copy it again. Make sure you can open it on the computer where it
was originally created and that it is really closed before the copy.

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In article <56b3235374dd6@uwe>, u13950@uwe says...
> Hi experts,
>
> i've made an application with userforms and a few sheets.
> it works fine for me.
>
> however, if i copy the file to another pc and try to start it, i get the
> message that the file is damaged and cannot be started.
>
> How can i get the file fixed again? Do i have to compile it or.....?
> Thanks for any suggestions !
> Pierre
>
>
>

First, this assumes the versions of excel are the same.

If you have xl2002 or later, there should be a built in capability to
attempt to fix the file.

In addition.
If it is working on your computer I would make a backup and only work with
the backup in case there really is a problem or the problem gets work. In
fact, it might be time to build a new file by exporting/importing and
copying.

If a copy of the new file exhibits the same behavior on the other machine,
then it could be a problem with the other machine.

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy



"Pierre via OfficeKB.com" <u13950@uwe> wrote in message
news:56b3235374dd6@uwe...
> Hi experts,
>
> i've made an application with userforms and a few sheets.
> it works fine for me.
>
> however, if i copy the file to another pc and try to start it, i get the
> message that the file is damaged and cannot be started.
>
> How can i get the file fixed again? Do i have to compile it or.....?
> Thanks for any suggestions !
> Pierre
>
>
> --
> Message posted via http://www.officekb.com

Hi Bob,

Thanks for your input !
i built my appl. on a excel 2003 version and tried to run it on a 2002 and
2000 version of excel...both locked up...

Any ideas?
Thanks,
Pierre

Tom Ogilvy wrote:
>First, this assumes the versions of excel are the same.
>
>If you have xl2002 or later, there should be a built in capability to
>attempt to fix the file.
>
>In addition.
>If it is working on your computer I would make a backup and only work with
>the backup in case there really is a problem or the problem gets work. In
>fact, it might be time to build a new file by exporting/importing and
>copying.
>
>If a copy of the new file exhibits the same behavior on the other machine,
>then it could be a problem with the other machine.
>
>> Hi experts,
>>
>[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
>> Thanks for any suggestions !
>> Pierre


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As a general rule, develop on the oldest version of excel that will run the
code.


Try exporting all your code into files and make a copy of your workbook with
no code. Go to the oldest version of excel, and Open the workbook, then try
importing the code modules.

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"Pierre via OfficeKB.com" <u13950@uwe> wrote in message
news:56b8eee1927c9@uwe...
> Hi Bob,
>
> Thanks for your input !
> i built my appl. on a excel 2003 version and tried to run it on a 2002 and
> 2000 version of excel...both locked up...
>
> Any ideas?
> Thanks,
> Pierre
>
> Tom Ogilvy wrote:
> >First, this assumes the versions of excel are the same.
> >
> >If you have xl2002 or later, there should be a built in capability to
> >attempt to fix the file.
> >
> >In addition.
> >If it is working on your computer I would make a backup and only work
with
> >the backup in case there really is a problem or the problem gets work.
In
> >fact, it might be time to build a new file by exporting/importing and
> >copying.
> >
> >If a copy of the new file exhibits the same behavior on the other
machine,
> >then it could be a problem with the other machine.
> >
> >> Hi experts,
> >>
> >[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> >> Thanks for any suggestions !
> >> Pierre
>
>
> --
> Message posted via OfficeKB.com
> http://www.officekb.com/Uwe/Forums.a...mming/200511/1

As a general rule, develop on the oldest version of excel that will run the
code.


Try exporting all your code into files and make a copy of your workbook with
no code. Go to the oldest version of excel, and Open the workbook, then try
importing the code modules.

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"Pierre via OfficeKB.com" <u13950@uwe> wrote in message
news:56b8eee1927c9@uwe...
> Hi Bob,
>
> Thanks for your input !
> i built my appl. on a excel 2003 version and tried to run it on a 2002 and
> 2000 version of excel...both locked up...
>
> Any ideas?
> Thanks,
> Pierre
>
> Tom Ogilvy wrote:
> >First, this assumes the versions of excel are the same.
> >
> >If you have xl2002 or later, there should be a built in capability to
> >attempt to fix the file.
> >
> >In addition.
> >If it is working on your computer I would make a backup and only work
with
> >the backup in case there really is a problem or the problem gets work.
In
> >fact, it might be time to build a new file by exporting/importing and
> >copying.
> >
> >If a copy of the new file exhibits the same behavior on the other
machine,
> >then it could be a problem with the other machine.
> >
> >> Hi experts,
> >>
> >[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> >> Thanks for any suggestions !
> >> Pierre
>
>
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