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[Knowledge Hub] Problem "Excel is Busy: Can't calculate..." or "Excel is Busy: can't activate Excel..." with Excel component and a specific version of Microsoft Office in Mathcad Prime

Modified: 07-Jun-2024   


Applies To

  • Mathcad Prime 1.0 to 10.0
  • Microsoft Office 365 / Microsoft Excel

Description

  • Problem with Excel component and a specific version of Microsoft Office
  • Error:
    • Excel is busy...
    • (German: Excel ist beschäftigt...)
  • Error with new and existing excel compontents:
    • Excel is busy: can't activate Excel. Make sure that cells are not being edited in Excel and try again in few seconds.
    • (German: Excel ist beschäftigt: Excel kann nicht aktiviert werden. Stellen Sie sicher, dass keine Zellen in Excel bearbeitet werden, und versuchen Sie es in einigen Sekunden erneut.)
  • Error on specific machine, when trying to extract excel value from excel component:
    • Excel is Busy: Can't calculate...
    • (German: Excel ist beschäftigt...)
  • Error when trying to extract excel value from excel component:
    • Excel is busy: can't calculate. Make sure that cells are not being edited in Excel and try again in few seconds.
    • (German: Excel ist beschäftigt: Berechnen nicht möglich. Stellen Sie sicher, dass keine Zellen in Excel bearbeitet werden, und versuchen Sie es in einigen Sekunden erneut.)
  • Error when double clicking on embedded excel sheet:
    • Excel is busy: can't activate Excel. Make sure that cells are not being edited in Excel and try again in few seconds.
    • Excel is busy: can't calculate. Make sure that cells are not being edited in Excel and try again in few seconds.

       
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