Microsoft KB Archive/124090

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XL5: PasteSpecial Method (Range Object) Example Incorrect

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.0

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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel 5.0, in Visual Basic Reference Help, the example for the PasteSpecial Method (Range Object), returns the following error message when you use it in a procedure:

Run-time Error 1004:

PasteSpecial method of Range class failed

NOTE: Page 486 of the Microsoft Press book "Microsoft Excel 5 Visual Basic for Applications Reference," contains the same incorrect example.

CAUSE
This error occurs because the "add" argument in the PasteSpecial command is incorrect. The correct argument is "xlAdd."

RESOLUTION
When you use this example in a macro, replace the word "Add" in the PasteSpecial command with the word xlAdd, as in the following example:.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Excel version 5.0. This problem has been corrected in Microsoft Excel version 5.0c.

Additional query words: 5.00a PasteSpecial failed

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Version : WINDOWS:5.0

Platform : WINDOWS

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