Microsoft KB Archive/213653

= XL2000: Cannot Use Array as Source Argument with SeriesCollection =

Article ID: 213653

Article Last Modified on 11/23/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q213653





SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications, you cannot add a new series to a chart in Microsoft Excel using an array as the Source argument with the Add method of the SeriesCollection object. If you specify the new data as an array of data points, you receive the following error message and your data points are not added to the chart:

Run-time error '1004': Reference is not valid.



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To add a new series to a chart in Microsoft Excel using the SeriesCollection object, use either of the following methods.

Method 1: Create a New Series from an Array
Although you cannot create a new series from an array in one statement, it is possible to use two steps to complete the task. The following is an example of using this two-step method: Sub Series Sheets("Sheet1").Select ActiveSheet.ChartObjects(1).Select Set ns = ActiveChart.SeriesCollection.NewSeries With ns          .Values = Array(5, 6, 7) End With End Sub

Method 2: Use the Add Method
To add a new series to a chart in Microsoft Excel using the Add method of the SeriesCollection object, use a Range as the Source argument. For example, to add the range C1:C4 on Sheet1 as a new series to the active chart, use the following syntax: ActiveChart.SeriesCollection.Add _ Source:=Sheets("Sheet1").Range("C1:C4")



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
The information in the Visual Basic Reference in Help incorrectly states that the source argument of the Add method (SeriesCollection) specifies the new data and can be either a Range or an array of data points. However, specifying an array of data points as a series with the Add method will produce the error stated above.

