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Re: name conflict error

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Jan Karel Pieterse

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Dec 25, 2009, 2:17:05 PM12/25/09
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Hi Wbsmith5,

> I get a "name conflict" error when opening many of my old excel files with
> excel 2007... but not all. What is resolution? I need to get the
> spreadsheets open.

You possibly have used range names which resemble column "names"?

Try if it helps to (temporarily) switch Excel to R1C1 mode before opening such
a file.

Regards,

Jan Karel Pieterse
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