# Perspective upload failed with document open **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition81, perspective\ **Created:** [June 20, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-upload-failed-with-document-open/92175 "2024-06-20T17:50:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-upload-failed-with-document-open/92175/1 "2024-06-20T17:50:06Z")
If I try to upload an Excel file while it's open, I get an upload error. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/8/c/8c23827658be87bee2b5b203c2341fac2bc11a5a.png) If I close the file, the upload will continue and complete successfully. Does anyone have a guess on this and if there's anything I can do to handle it gracefully (at least show a more specific error)? For now, I've only seen this for Excel files. ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-upload-failed-with-document-open/92175/2 "2024-06-20T18:28:44Z")
Excel must be holding an exclusive file lock. Fix Excel? ---
**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2024, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-upload-failed-with-document-open/92175/3 "2024-06-20T18:37:30Z")
Yep, I did a good ole goog and that appears to be it.