Q168706: FIX: PivotTable Wizard - Cannot Find Excel 97

Article: Q168706
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbvfp kbvfp500aFIX kbvfp500bugkbbuglist kbfixlist
Last Modified: 11-DEC-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When running the PivotTable Wizard from Microsoft Visual FoxPro version 5.0, if
Excel 97 is installed, you will receive the following error:

  Could Not Locate Microsoft Excel

CAUSE
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The PivotTable Wizard was failing with Excel 97 because it could not find the
application path. This was a general problem with the Wizard if Excel was
located in a long-file named path such as \Program Files\Office\Excel.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This bug has been corrected in Microsoft Visual
FoxPro version 5.0a for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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With Microsoft Excel 97 installed to a long file-named path:

1. Run Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0.

2. Open a database.

3. From the Tools menu, select Wizards and click PivotTable.

This returns the error "Could Not Locate Microsoft Excel."

NOTE: In order for the PivotTable Wizard to work, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft
Query should already be installed.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbvfp kbvfp500aFIX kbvfp500bug kbbuglist kbfixlist
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP500
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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