Error Using XLCALL and SaveAs Functions (126094)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
- Microsoft Excel for Windows 95
- Microsoft Excel for Windows 5.0
This article was previously published under Q126094 SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel, you may receive a macro error when you use the XLCALL function in a Lotus 1-2-3 macro to call a Microsoft Excel Visual Basic for Applications module that contains the SaveAs function.
CAUSE
You receive an error at the cell that contains the XLCALL function if the
Microsoft Excel macro that is called contains a SaveAs command, and either
of the following conditions occurs:
- The SaveAs command saves the workbook that contains the XLCALL under
a different name.
-or-
- The SaveAs command saves another workbook.
The Microsoft Excel procedure that is called is run; but when it
returns control to the XLCALL function, an error occurs.
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To work around this problem, use any of the following methods.
Method 1
If the SaveAs command saves the workbook that contains the XLCALL function
under a different name, modify the SaveAs function so that the module saves
the workbook containing the XLCALL function under the same name.
Method 2
If the SaveAs command saves another workbook, switch to the workbook and
worksheet that contains the {XLCALL} function before it leaves the sub
procedure. The following procedure, which is called from Test.xls, opens a
new workbook and saves it as Book.xls. It then switches to the worksheet in
which the XLCALL command is located (Test.xls).
Sub SheetSave()
'Open new workbook
Workbooks.Add
'Save new workbook as Book.xls
ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs FileName:="Book.xls", FileFormat:=xlNormal
'Activate Test.xls, which is where the XLCALL
'command is located
Workbooks("Test.xls").Activate
Worksheets("A").Activate
End Sub
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
REFERENCES
"Microsoft Excel User's Guide," version 5.0, Chapter 3, "Microsoft
Excel for Windows Runs 1-2-3 Macros"
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/15/2005 |
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