DeleteME error in AutoCAD with Excel

[Anonymous]

I have the dreaded "DeleteMe" excel file error.  It's not working on two designer's machines after running a large number of Microsoft office updates released almost 2 weeks ago.

In troubleshooting the issue - I saved the file locally, tried again.....DeleteMe.....  I saveas the file to "test.dwg" so no special characters....DeleteMe.... I saved to my root drive, saved to an external harddrive, etc....all resulted in DeleteMe...

The simple fix is to export to .CSV file format.  Can't do that as some of my attributes have commas in the data and that throws it off.... .xls is the only file format that I can use...

This is only happening on the two machines that ran the updates... None of the others.

We have been running data extractions on our drawing files for years without issue so it's not something new with our blocks or drawings...

I've ran audit's, recoveries, etc.... purged, copy and paste to new drawings, other drawings, multiple drawings, 2017, and 2018.... I even tried Architecture.... Still get "DeleteMe"

Help!!!

 @Anonymous,

john.vellek has edited your subject line for clarity:DeleteME arghhhhhh

[mihaipavel1]

Solution to extraction, using Microsoft Office Access program:

1. from extraction, Save as .mdb - not .xls or .csv.

2. open with Microsoft Access program

3. select all data and paste it to excel..

[mihaipavel1]

.mdb and open with access program, copy and paste data to excel.

[Anonymous]

As an update...

I've tried the copy and paste method into a blank excel.  We are experiencing issues from the columns coming across in the copy and paste as numbers, text, and general cell data.  In our system - everything has to be text (which is what the excel file extracted from AutoCAD attributes produces) and the number fields are wreaking havoc in our database systems.

Microsoft still hasn't "fixed" and it doesn't appear that Autodesk is patching anything either.... Hopefully, someone budges....

[ramcharger318]

If you save the file as .CSV then it will change any formats to general, but I'm not sure if that helps.

[Anonymous]

CSV doesn't work for us either - we have commas in our dataset.  It does look like from some new searches I've done that Microsoft is possibly working on a solution.

[john.vellek]

Hi @Anonymous,

I can confirm that Microsoft is working on a patch and that I have been testing it on the AutoCAD side of things. I anticipate that will be available in the near future.

[Anonymous]

Still one of the best @john.vellek!

[john.vellek]

Ha! Thank you for the compliment. I am just happy to try to make the customer experience as positive as possible.

[vladimir_michl · Accepted solution]

The problem is fixed now in the Microsoft's November Update:

Win7: KB4048957
Win8.1: KB4048958
Win10/1607: KB4048953
Win10/1703: KB4048954
Win10/1709: KB4048955

via http://www.inventorguru.cz/2017/10/pozor-na-ms-windows-update-zavity-v.html

Vladimir Michl, www.cadstudio.cz  www.cadforum.cz

[Anonymous]

I have attempted to try a few things suggested in the posting to no avail. It's funny, I was just doing this not last week for this same file and had zero issues. This is quite inconvenient to say the least. Anyone have other suggestions?

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> I have attempted to try a few things suggested in the posting to no avail.

Which one have you tried and which ones not?

If a system is updated to current version of Windows 10/1903 that would not happen.

What is your operating system and version?

- alfred -

[cadffm]

Two problems seems possible:

1. apostrophes in the file name? (or Path?) Test it again with alle file and pathnames without special chars

2. What OS is running?

    Check your updates:

Win7
KB4048957 [KB4048960 / KB4051034]

Win8.1
KB4048958 [ KB4048961 / KB4050946]

Win10
1607 - [KB4048953]
1703 - [KB4048954]
1709 - [KB4048955]

[Anonymous]

I believe I have resolved it. I noticed that the file name was using ( ). I did not generate the file so I was not paying enough attention to the detail. As well, not sure if it makes a difference. The folder in the file path had a apostrophy in the folder name, DWG's. Not sure if it was either but modified both and now all good. Thanks for the insight, Cheers KB.

[Anonymous]

I believe I have resolved it. I noticed that the file name was using ( ). I did not generate the file so I was not paying enough attention to the detail. As well, not sure if it makes a difference. The folder in the file path had a apostrophy in the folder name, DWG's. Not sure if it was either but modified both and now all good. Thanks for the insight, Cheers KB.