Microsoft KB Archive/178520

= XL98: Error Using Natural Language Formula in a Macro =

Article ID: 178520

Article Last Modified on 6/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q178520



SYMPTOMS
When you run a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro in Microsoft Excel that references a natural language formula (NLF), you may receive the following error message:

Run-time error '1004':

Method 'Range' of object '_Global' failed



CAUSE
This problem occurs when you use the Range property in a macro to reference a natural language formula on a worksheet. For example, either of the following statements that refer to the labels "AB" and "CD" will cause a run-time error: Range("AB CD").Select

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MsgBox Range("AB CD").Value



WORKAROUND
Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements. To work around this problem, write the formula to a cell on a worksheet and then evaluate the formula from the worksheet. The following sample macro demonstrates how to do this: Sub Test ' Declare the variable X as an Object type. Dim X as Object

' Set X to a worksheet cell (D1). Set X = ActiveSheet.Range("D1")

' Enter the NLF formula in D1. X.Formula = "='East' 'ProductsB'"

' Set the variable Y to result of the NLF. Y = [X].Value

' Clear cell D1. X.ClearContents

' Display the result of the formula. Msgbox Y  End Sub For the preceding sample macro to work correctly, you should type the following sample data:   A1:          B1: ProductsA     C1: ProductsB A2: East    B2: 100           C2: 200 A2: West    B2: 300           C2: 400



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.



MORE INFORMATION
Additional query words: XL98 NLF ELF

Keywords: kbbug KB178520

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