Description of the Excel 2007 hotfix package (Excel.msp, Xlconv.msp): October 28, 2008

This article describes the Microsoft Office Excel 2007 issues that are fixed in the hotfix package that is dated October 28, 2008.

• The issues that the hotfix package fixes.
• The prerequisites for installing the hotfix package.
• Whether you must restart the computer after you install the hotfix package.
• Whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix packages.
• Whether you must make any registry changes.
• The files that the hotfix package contains.

This hotfix fixes the following issues that were not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

• When you try to pass more than 256 values to an array in a macro in Excel 2007, the return value is incorrect. This problem does not occur in Excel 2003.
  
  
• When you perform an action that causes a recalculation, such as copying or editing a formula, Excel 2007 may stop responding.
  
  
• When you use the Upper function, the Lower function, or the Proper function in Excel 2007 to change the case of a string that contains Turkish dotted or dotless text, the functions do not work as expected.
  
  
• You cannot apply formulas that are based on named data ranges to a chart series in Excel 2007.
  
  
• After a user opens a shared Excel 2007 file two times, other users can open and apply changes to the file without any notifications.
  
  
• When you try to print a chart in Excel 2007, the printer properties settings do not work.
  
  
• In an application, you add the Dsoframer.ocx ActiveX control. This ActiveX control acts as a document container for Microsoft Office documents in a custom form. When you use the application to create a new Excel 2007 workbook, Excel 2007 appears in the document container. However, if you switch to another application, and then you return to the original application, the Office button in Excel disappears. Additionally, you cannot save or print the Excel 2007 workbook.
  
  
• Consider the following scenario:
  1. You apply a filter in an Excel 2007 worksheet.
  2. You select a value in the filter drop-down list.
  3. You select a color to fill the cells that are displayed.
  4. You select another value in the filter drop-down list.
  5. You select any color to fill the cells that are displayed, even the same color that you selected earlier.
  In this scenario, the second color that you chose is not applied.
  
  
• On a computer that has Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3) installed, the Variant data type cannot correctly handle negative numbers. For example, you cannot insert a negative number of the Variant data type into a cell. This problem occurs for one of the following reasons:
  • The language locale is not English (United States).
  • The decimal separator is not a period.
• 957770 Error message when you try to open an Excel 2007 binary workbook in an earlier version of Excel: File error: "Data may have been lost"

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problems that are described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing the problems described in this article. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for installing this hotfix.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

Registry information

To use one of the hotfixes in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

File information

This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build. This hotfix contains only the files that you must have to correct the issues that are listed in this article.

The global version of this hotfix package uses a Microsoft Windows Installer package to install the hotfix package. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) in the following table. When you view the file information, the date is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Download informationMicrosoft Windows Installer .msp file informationExcel.msp informationXlconv.msp information

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