Microsoft KB Archive/134682

= Count Method Returns Wrong Value If Shared Lists Active =

Article ID: 134682

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q134682



SYMPTOMS
The Visual Basic, Applications Edition, Worksheets.Count method may return a value one larger than the actual number of worksheets contained in the workbook.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when the Shared Lists option is active. When the Shared Lists option is active, the book has had a special worksheet added that contains a list of all sharing conflicts and the resolution applied to these conflicts. This worksheet exists as long as the workbook is marked for sharing; it contains only the list of conflict resolutions.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, test to see if the workbook is shared before you count the worksheets. The following example sets a variable equal to the number of worksheets in the active workbook: Sub Test Dim X As Integer If ActiveWorkbook.MultiUserEditing = True Then X = Worksheets.Count - 1 Else X = Worksheets.Count End If  MsgBox ("The number of worksheets is " & X & ".") End Sub Microsoft provides examples of Visual Basic procedures for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. This Visual Basic procedure is provided 'as is' and Microsoft does not guarantee that it can be used in all situations. Microsoft does not support modifications of this procedure to suit customer requirements for a particular purpose.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.



MORE INFORMATION
If the Shared List option is active when you create a macro that uses the Worksheets.Count method, the macro will return a count of worksheets+1. This behavior may not be what you expect (you may expect a count of the worksheets only).

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