Microsoft KB Archive/142419

= Auto_Open Macro Fails to Hide Floating Toolbars =

Article ID: 142419

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 95a
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0c
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0a for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q142419



SYMPTOMS
In the versions of Microsoft Excel listed at the beginning of this article, if you have an Auto_Open macro that is designed to hide all of the toolbars when a workbook is opened, it does not successfully hide those toolbars that are floating (or not docked).

In Microsoft Excel for Windows and Microsoft Excel for Windows NT, this problem may occur if you open the workbook by double-clicking an icon in Program Manager. In Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, this problem may occur if you open the workbook by double-clicking it in the Finder. In Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, this problem may occur if you open the workbook by double-clicking a shortcut.



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, follow these steps:  Use a different method to open the workbook. This problem does not occur if you open the workbook by double-clicking it in File Manager (or in Windows Explorer) in Windows or if you use the Open command on the File menu in Microsoft Excel. -or-

  Use an Auto_Open macro that waits a few seconds before running the macro to hide all of the toolbars. For example, you could use the following macro: Sub Auto_Open ' Run the macro HideToolbars 3 seconds from now. Application.OnTime Now + TimeValue("00:00:03"), "HideToolbars" End Sub

Sub HideToolbars Dim Tbar as Object ' Hide all of the toolbars in Microsoft Excel For Each Tbar in Toolbars Tbar.Visible = false Next End Sub 



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows and Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition.



MORE INFORMATION
Additional query words: 5.00a 5.00c 7.00a XL7 XL5 alias tool bar XL

Keywords: kbbug kbcode kbfix kbprogramming KB142419

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