Microsoft KB Archive/165435

= "DisplayAlerts" Error Running Macro in MS Internet Explorer =

Article ID: 165435

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0

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This article was previously published under Q165435





SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.0, when you run a Visual Basic for Applications macro that is in a Microsoft Excel workbook, you may receive the following error message

Run-time error '1004':

Method 'DisplayAlerts' of object '_Application' failed

and the macro halts.



CAUSE
This problem occurs if you set the DisplayAlerts property of Microsoft Excel to True or False using macro code that is similar to the following: Application.DisplayAlerts = False

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Application.DisplayAlerts = True



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, add the following line of code to your Visual Basic macro BEFORE the line of code that changes the DisplayAlerts property: On Error Resume Next You can also add the following line of code AFTER the line of code that changes the DisplayAlerts property: On Error GoTo 0 For example, use the following macro: Sub Test On Error Resume Next               'This line is required. Application.DisplayAlerts = False On Error GoTo 0                    'This line is optional. End Sub By adding these lines of code to your macro, you suppress the error message and the macro continues to run. Note that you cannot change the DisplayAlerts property.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
You cannot change the DisplayAlerts property of the Microsoft Excel program when you view a workbook in Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0. When you do this, you receive an error message and the macro halts.

Additional query words: XL97 XL

Keywords: kbprb KB165435

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