How Do You Fix A Runtime Error 13?
You’re in the middle of a time-sensitive project and your Excel spreadsheet or Access database needs to be updated and e-mailed to your stakeholders. Suddenly up pops “Runtime Error 13” from the bowels of Hades. This error arises because components used in programs that are written in visual basic or Microsoft Office extensions, called macros, have become unusable. If you click on Excel to open it, for example, the system has to load the right files before Excel opens. If one of these files is missing, corrupted or out of order, this runtime error appears. Runtime Error 13 can also be the result of a computer virus or trojan program that can change the code of random files and even the visual basic environment. Step 1 The common-sense approach to resolving runtime issue is to first locate the file or files that caused the error. Was it an Excel file? Word file? Check with the vendor of the application for a fix or patch. If the error occurred in an Excel spreadsheet, go to Microsoft’s
