Description of the Excel 2007 hotfix package (Excel.msp, Xlconv.msp, Xlview.msp): December 16, 2008

This article describes the Microsoft Office Excel 2007 issues that are fixed in the hotfix package that is dated December 16, 2008.

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

• A workbook that was created in Excel 2003 contains some shapes that are linked to certain worksheets. When you open the workbook in Excel 2007, the linked shapes are linked to incorrect worksheets.
  
  
• When you use the Excel 2007 XLL Software Development Kit, you cannot use certain built-in functions, such as the xlCoerce function, to obtain strings that have more than 255 characters.
  
  
• You have a customized button that runs a macro that hides or un-hides some columns in Excel 2007. However, after you click the button, you cannot click it again.
  
  
• When you drag, drop, or delete cells in an Excel 2007 file that communicates with a RealTimeData (RTD) server, the DisconnectData method in the RTD server is not called.
  
  
• The page count of an Excel 2007 workbook that contains some shapes is incorrect.
  
  Note This problem occurs because some blank pages are counted.
  
• Consider the following scenario.
  • You create a chart based on the values of some cells in an Excel 2007 workbook.
  • You save the workbook.
  • You insert the workbook into a 2007 Office application as a linked object.
  • You change a cell in the Excel 2007 workbook.
  In this scenario, the chart in the workbook that was inserted into the Office application does not update.
  
  
• You have a worksheet that has a text box in Excel 2007. If you print this worksheet from a printer that can print at 1,200 dots-per-inch (dpi), some borders are printed above the text box.
  
  
• You make a copy of a sheet that includes a chart. However, the error bars in the chart on the new sheet still reference the cells in the old sheet.
  
  
• Consider the following scenario.
  • You copy a named range from an Excel 2007 worksheet.
  • You use the Paste Special feature to paste the range as a Microsoft Office Excel Workbook Object link into a 2007 Office system application, such as Word 2007 or PowerPoint 2007.
  In this scenario, the link reference does not contain the range name. This problem occurs if the name of the worksheet has a space.
  
  
• When you update a pivot table that was created in Excel 2003 or any earlier versions by clicking Refresh in Excel 2007, some data may be missing from the pivot table. This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:
  • The pivot table contains more than 16,383 rows.
  • The pivot table was created by using a column reference for source data instead of a cell range. For example, you specify the range by using $A:$C, instead of $A1:$C17000.
  
  
  
• Consider the following scenario.
  • You have two data files that have the same name. The files are located in different folders.
  • You create two charts on different sheets. Each chart uses one of the data files in Excel 2007.
  • You copy the chart in one sheet, and then you paste it into the same sheet.
  In this scenario, the new chart links to the data file of the chart in the other sheet.
  
  
• In PowerPoint 2007, you open a PowerPoint Presentation that was saved in the PowerPoint 97-2003 Presentation format the compatibility mode. The file contains a chart that was created by using some data in an Excel 2007 file. When you try to change the file data source of the chart, PowerPoint 2007 crashes. This problem occurs when the Chart data range field has the focus, and you click the Close button on the Select Data Source dialog box.
  
  
• When you use create multilevel subtotals for data in Excel 2007, the criteria that you used to create the subtotals appears in the incorrect order.
  
  

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 informationXlview.msp information

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