Microsoft KB Archive/171025

= XL97: Macro Error Creating Custom Shortcut Menu Item =

Article ID: 171025

Article Last Modified on 11/23/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q171025





SYMPTOMS
If you run a macro that creates a custom menu item on the worksheet shortcut menu, you may receive the following error message:

Run-time error '-2147467259(80004005)':

Method 'Add' of object 'CommandBarControls' failed



CAUSE
This problem occurs if both of the following conditions are true:
 * You view the workbook in Microsoft Internet Explorer. -and-


 * The macro that creates the custom menu item on the worksheet shortcut menu uses the CommandBars object model to create the menu item.

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For example, the following code generates an error: Sub Custom_Menu_Error Dim menuoption As CommandBarControl Set menuoption = _ CommandBars("cell").Controls.Add(Type:=msoControlButton, before:=1) menuoption.Caption = "my menu" End Sub



RESOLUTION
To create a custom menu item on the worksheet shortcut menu, use the syntax for the Add method of the Menuitems object. For example, the following sample code does not generate an error: Sub Add_Custom_Menu ShortcutMenus(xlWorksheetCell).MenuItems.Add Caption:="my menu" End Sub



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

