GP Fault Using Resume() Function in MS Excel 4.0 Macro (136143)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows 5.0c
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows NT 5.0

This article was previously published under Q136143

SYMPTOMS

You may receive a general protection (gp) fault when you use the Resume() statement in a macro written in the Microsoft Excel 4.0 Macro Language.

NOTE: In Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0, you may receive an Illegal Instruction Error.

CAUSE

The GP fault may occur when you use a macro to open a file with a chart in it, pause the macro, and then run another macro to close the chart and resume the previous macro.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/17/2005
Keywords:KB136143