Microsoft KB Archive/126668

WindowActivate Command Does Not Display Window Activate Dialog

PSS ID Number: Q126668 Article last modified on 08-24-1995

4.00 | 4.00

WINDOWS | MACINTOSH

= SYMPTOMS =

In Microsoft Project, when you use the WindowActivate command in a macro, the Window Activate dialog box does not appear as expected when you run the macro.

= CAUSE =

The Visual Basic WindowActivate method activates the window that you specify using the windowName argument. If you omit the windowName argument (this argument is optional) the name of the active window is used by default.

When you use the WindowActivate command in a macro in Microsoft Project version 3.0, the Activate Window dialog box appears, allowing you to select the window that you want to activate. However, the WindowActivate command behaves differently than the WindowActivate method in the Microsoft Project version 4.0 macro language when you don’t specify a window name.

= WORKAROUNDS =

To display the Activate Window dialog box using a macro in Microsoft Project version 4.0, use the WindowMoreWindows method as in the following example:

Sub ActivateWindow WindowMoreWindows End Sub

= STATUS =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the 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.

= REFERENCES =

For more information about the WindowActivate Method, choose the Search button in the Visual Basic Reference and type:

WindowActivate

For more information about the WindowMoreWindows Method, choose the Search button in the Visual Basic Reference and type:

WindowMoreWindows KBCategory: kbprg kbcode KBSubcategory:

= Additional reference words: 4.00 =

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