Error on Opening an Excel File

Asked By James_32 10 points N/A Posted on - 08/10/2011

Good morning guys,

I am opening an Excel file I saved last time but when I opened it now I got an error. (See the image below for the error).

I don't know why I am getting this error since the last time I used the same Excel file, it worked.

Thanks.

Error:

C:UsersABRACOSADocumentstechyv.xlsx

There was a problem sending the command to the program.

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Answered By Olga Schitz 0 points N/A #112103

Error on Opening an Excel File

Hi,

• Just open the Microsoft Excel Program.
• Once done, click the logo on the upper left of the Program
• A scroll down menu will open as shown in the image below.
• On the menu bar the right side, you will see the Excel Options Button, click on the menu button
• When Excel option opens, click the advanced tab, positioned at the left side of the screen,
• Under it there’s a general options, you have to uncheck the box “Ignore other application the use DDE.

There are images shown below for you to follow, hope this will help.

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Answered By Harpe byers 10 points N/A #112104

Error on Opening an Excel File

Dear James,

Problems like this may appear if you have selected “Ignore other applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)”.

Please follow these steps to remove the error appearing in MS Excel 2003/2007/2010:

1. Visit this link to download Microsoft Fix for this problem,

2. Click Run on download box,

For MS 2003 –

3. Clicks Options/Tools/General and click on “Ignore other applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)”,

4. Click on ok.

For MS 2007 –

3. Click on MS Office button/Excel options/Advanced/General and.

4. Click on option “Ignore other applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)”,

5. Click on ok.

For MS 2010 –

3. Click on File/Options/Advanced,

4. Click on option “Ignore other applications that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)”,

5. Click on ok.

The problem is solved.

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Answered By Augustine M Newton 0 points N/A #112106

Error on Opening an Excel File

Hi

It is very simple problem so it's has some simple solution too. Go that Techyv page to get more useful easy techniques to fix this issue. 

MS Project Error: Problem on sending the command to the program

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