Microsoft KB Archive/166818

= PPT: Unable to Change the ActivePrinter Property With VBA =

Article ID: 166818

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 98 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q166818



SYMPTOMS
When you try to change the ActivePrinter property using Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications code, you receive the following error message:

Run-Time error '450'

Wrong number of arguments or invalid property assignment

If you click Debug, the Visual Basic Editor highlights the line with which you are trying to assign a new printer.



CAUSE
The ActivePrinter property is read-only in the PowerPoint object library and cannot be changed programmatically.

Additional query words: OFF97 ppt97 8.0 8.00 ppt8 VBA VBE macppt programmatically

Keywords: kbcode kbdtacode kberrmsg kbprb kbprogramming KB166818

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