Microsoft KB Archive/166760

= XL97: Syntax Error Running Macro That Inserts WordArt =

Article ID: 166760

Article Last Modified on 10/22/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q166760



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel 97, if you insert a WordArt object while you are recording a Visual Basic for Applications macro, and then run the macro, the following error message may appear:

Compile error:

Syntax error



CAUSE
This problem may occur if the text in the WordArt object you insert contains any quotation marks. When you record the commands to create this kind of WordArt object, Microsoft Excel 97 may not insert the correct combination of quotation marks in the recorded code, and the macro does not work.

For example, if you record the steps to create a WordArt object that contains the following text

We're the "Wright" Solution!

the recorded code may look similar to the following: ActiveSheet.Shapes.AddTextEffect(msoTextEffect3, _     "We're the "Wright" Solution!", "Arial", 18.00, msoFalse, _      msoFalse, 69.75, 166.50).Select Note that the word "Wright" is enclosed in quotation marks.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, add an additional set of quotation marks around the text that you want to appear in quotation marks. For example, change the example code to the following: ActiveSheet.Shapes.AddTextEffect(msoTextEffect3, _     "We're the ""Wright"" Solution!", "Arial", 18.00, msoFalse, _      msoFalse, 69.75, 166.50).Select Note the second set of quotation marks around the word "Wright."



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem no longer occurs in Microsoft Excel 2000.

Additional query words: XL97

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprogramming kbprb KB166760

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