XL97: Error Using "Mailto:" with FollowHyperlink Method (161324)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q161324 SYMPTOMS
When you run a Visual Basic for Applications macro in Microsoft Excel 97,
you may receive one of the following error messages:
Run-time error '-2146697203 (800c000d)':
Method 'FollowHyperlink' of object '_Workbook' failed
Run-time error '-2146697203 (800c000d)':
The required Internet protocol is not installed on your computer, or
the Internet address you requested may not be valid.
and the macro halts.
CAUSE
This problem occurs when all of the following conditions are true:
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, do not set the value of the Method argument to
"msoMethodPost" when the Address argument contains a "mailto:" reference.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. This problem no longer occurs in
Microsoft Excel 2000.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 10/11/2006 |
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Keywords: | kbprb KB161324 |
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