Microsoft KB Archive/184380

= XL98: Show Method Fails with Passed Arguments =

Article ID: 184380

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 Q184380



SYMPTOMS
If you use the Show method with one of the built-in Microsoft Excel dialog boxes, you may receive the following error:

Run-time error '1004':

Show method of Dialog class failed



CAUSE
This problem may occur when both of the following conditions are true:


 * The constant you use for the built-in dialog box is new to Microsoft Excel 98. -and-


 * You attempt to pass an argument to the dialog box by using the Show method.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, do not pass any arguments when you are using a constant that is new to Microsoft Excel 98 and you are using the Show method.



STATUS
This behavior is by design of Microsoft Excel 98.



MORE INFORMATION
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. The following sample code uses the xlDialogDataValidation constant, which is new to Microsoft Excel 98, to display the Data Validation dialog box: Sub Test Application.Dialogs(xlDialogDataValidation).Show End Sub Note that if you use this constant in the following sample code, you receive an error message: Sub Test2 Application.Dialogs(xlDialogDataValidation).Show 1 End Sub The "1" that follows the Show method implies that you want to select the first item in the Allow list, which is a whole number.

The following lines of code do not generate an error message because the constant is NOT new to Microsoft Excel 98: Sub Test3 Application.Dialogs(xlDialogFormulaReplace).Show ,,,2 End Sub When you run the Test3 macro, the Replace dialog box is displayed, and By Columns (the second item in the list) appears in the Search list.

