Microsoft KB Archive/157308

= XL97: Calling RunAutoMacros Method More than Once Fails =

Article ID: 157308

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q157308





SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel 97, a macro that makes a call to the RunAutoMacros method may fail.



CAUSE
If you call the RunAutoMacros method more than once in the same macro, only the first call to RunAutoMacros works. Subsequent calls to run other automatic procedures ("Auto" macros) fail to execute.



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. If you need to run two or more automatic procedures from another macro, you can use the OnTime method to run both procedures. The following example demonstrates how to do this: Sub RunTwoAutoMacros Application.OnTime Now + TimeValue("00:00:01"), "RunAutoOpen" Application.OnTime Now + TimeValue("00:00:02"), "RunAutoClose" End Sub

Sub RunAutoOpen ThisWorkbook.RunAutoMacros which:=xlAutoOpen End Sub

Sub RunAutoClose ThisWorkbook.RunAutoMacros which:=xlAutoClose End Sub When you run the RunTwoAutoMacros macro, the macro instructs Microsoft Excel to run (in order) the two macros RunAutoOpen and RunAutoClose. Because a separate macro contains each RunAutoMacros method, each method works correctly when you run the macro that contains it.

You can also use the following line of code to run "Auto" macros: Application.Run ActiveWorkbook.FullName & "!Auto_Open" In this example, the line of code runs the Auto_Open macro in the active workbook. You can use a similar line of code to run other "Auto" macros.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
In Microsoft Excel, you can use the RunAutoMacros method to run various automatic procedures, such as Auto_Open and Auto_Close, that are contained in your workbook.

In earlier versions of Microsoft Excel, you can call the RunAutoMacros method multiple times in a single macro. In Microsoft Excel 97, however, you can call RunAutoMacros only once inside a single macro; subsequent calls to RunAutoMacros fail.

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