Microsoft KB Archive/160489

= XL97: Menu Editor and Make Add-In Dialog Boxes Cause Error =

Article ID: 160489

Article Last Modified on 6/18/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q160489





SYMPTOMS
When you run a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro in Microsoft Excel, you receive the following error message

Run-time error '1004':

Show method of Dialog class failed

and the macro halts.



CAUSE
This error message occurs when the Visual Basic macro uses Application.Dialogs to display either of the following dialog boxes:
 * Menu Editor
 * Make Add-in

For example, the problem occurs when the macro contains either of the following commands: Application.Dialogs(xlDialogMenuEditor).Show

Application.Dialogs(xlDialogVbaMakeAddin).Show These dialog boxes are not available in Microsoft Excel 97 or later.



MORE INFORMATION
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. The Menu Editor and Make Add-In dialog boxes are not available in Microsoft Excel 97 or later. However, the functionality that is provided by these dialog boxes is still available. The functionality is provided in the following ways:   The Customize dialog box allows you to edit menus. To display this dialog box in a Visual Basic macro, use the following command: Application.Dialogs(xlDialogCustomizeToolbar).Show   The Save As and VBAProject Properties dialog boxes allow you to create add-ins. To display the Save As dialog box in a Visual Basic macro, use the following command: Application.Dialogs(xlDialogSaveAs).Show 

NOTE: You cannot display the VBAProject Properties dialog box with a Visual Basic macro. However, you can set individual properties for a project with Visual Basic code.

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