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From: ee299bw@sdcc6.ucsd.edu (Unbroken Chain)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: Sudden trouble opening Excell documents
Message-ID: <12009@sdcc6.ucsd.edu>
Date: 24 Jul 90 20:11:29 GMT
References: <3073@unisoft.UUCP>
Organization: University of California, San Diego
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In article <3073@unisoft.UUCP> cander@unisoft.UUCP (Charles Anderson) writes:
>on one file and then use clover-O to open it.  When it fails it get the
>proverbial "Application is missing or busy".  This just started
>happening in the last week.  I ran Disinfectant 2.0, but it didn't show
>any viruses.  Any clues for the clueless?

I get a similar message from time to time. The weird thing is, for
me, if I immediately double click again, it WILL open.

Have you tried doing this? It happens to me with Excel and Word 4.0 as well.
Microsoft stuff is just plain weird. I think their interface with
the Finder does odd stuff. With Word under Multifinder, I often get 
files or folders which can't be deleted until I quit Word, even
though there are no Word documents open. I never have this problem
with any other apps. MicroSoft tech support says that their products
"behave just like everyone else's."  Yeah, right.

Dave
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