Problem saving a file - It will not save

rb9999

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I have searched everywhere to solve this problem and I have not been able to do so. I have an Excel file that I created for work, it has several macros (about 20) and a few button controls (6 sheets with 3 buttons for each sheet...the buttons trigger the macros, about 4 macros for each sheet).

There are a good bit of vlookups in the files. Basically, I paste about 5 reports to the tabs in the sheet and then use vlookups to produce the report how I want to produce it.

The file is only 1.3 MEG in size. But when I try to save it, it will not save. I have always had problems saving the file, but usually after 5 minutes or so it would finally save. But now I am at the point where it will simply no longer save. This is a critical report that I run weekly and am dead in the water since I can't save it.

I have tried it on many different pc's and it does not work on any PC. Each week I copy the file to a new file and change the filename and keep rolling the file to the next week. THE FILE JUST WILL NOT SAVE. I left it on my desktop for 42 minutes and it was still hanging.

I can send the file to you if you like.

I have tried the following: ensured journaling is off, deleted temp files in windows and user temp directory, rebooted, logged in my laptop as different users to see if it was a profile issue, tried it on my desktop pc, tried repairing it in Excel, tried saving as a different filename and nothing works.

Any idea?
 

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Copy the range. Select a blank cell. Right-click, Paste Special, then choose Transpose.
Sounds like either your vlookup's are still calculating or one of your macros are still running.

Are you limiting the range over which your vlookups and macro loops perform to the actual data range in the worksheets?
 
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I just figured out the problem. I have been trying to figure this one out for a long time. One my copy/paste reports had activex controls hidden in it. When I deleted the tab, the file saved fine. Then I just had to make sure that I did a copy/paste special/values when I pasted it back.

Thanks for the suggestion.
 
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