Excel completely frozen error message

balata9 -  
Raymond PENTIER Posted messages 58213 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   -
Hello everyone,

I have a big problem. I started a macro in Excel that retrieves data from another Excel workbook. However, the error message "Microsoft Office Excel is waiting for another application's OLE action to finish" keeps appearing.

When I click OK, the message disappears and then reappears right after. I can’t close Excel or see what’s going on with the macro.

Also, my file is on a company server, which means that even if I log off, the file remains open. I'm stuck!! Does anyone have a solution?

Thank you very much

Balata 9

Configuration: Windows XP / Internet Explorer 6.0

4 answers

  1. Raymond PENTIER Posted messages 58213 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   17 482
     
    Solution 1: Close Excel; go to the explorer; delete the stubborn file.

    Solution 2: Press ctrl+alt+delete to open the task manager; select the stubborn file; click on End Task.

    ... but there are others ...
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    1. gobernador
       
      Solution 2 was perfect
      thank you
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    2. marine
       
      Thank you to Raymond, solution 2 is perfect, unblocking in 1 minute a blockage of 3 days... Thank you for your help and thanks again. Jane.
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      1. Raymond PENTIER Posted messages 58213 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   17 482 > marine
         
        Glad to see that even after 6 years this advice is still useful...
        Best regards.
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    3. Soufi
       

      It's been almost 15 years since you provided a solution to solve an OLE issue on Word, and it helped today. Thank you so much. Without your help, I would have been stuck all evening. A big, big thank you.

      Soufia from Lyon

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      1. Raymond PENTIER Posted messages 58213 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   17 482 > Soufi
         

        Hello Soufi.

        I studied at INSA in Lyon-Villeurbanne; so I'm happy to have helped a resident of Lyon!

        Happy New Year 2025

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