Microsoft KB Archive/181723

= XL98: Error Running Macro to Modify Cell Comments =

Article ID: 181723

Article Last Modified on 6/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q181723



SYMPTOMS
When you run a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro that modifies cell comments on a worksheet, you may receive the following error message:

Run-time error '438':

Object doesn't support this property or method



CAUSE
This problem may occur if you record a macro that moves or resizes the cell comment. The Macro Recorder does not record the selection of the comment properly, which is necessary for modifying the size or position of the comment on the worksheet.



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 avoid this problem, add the following two lines of macro code before the line that reads Selection.ShapeRange... in the recorded macro: Range.Comment.Visible = True Range.Comment.Shape.Select



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.

Additional query words: XL98

Keywords: kbbug kbmacro kbdtacode kbpending KB181723

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