XL98: Error Creating Web Page with Option Base 1 Setting (183661)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q183661

SYMPTOMS

When you programmatically create a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) document by using the Htmlconvert function, you may receive one of the following error messages:
The export could be completed. The entry "0" of the array that you defined might not be an object.

-or-

Run-time error '9':
Subscript out of range

CAUSE

This problem occurs if you specify the setting Option Base 1 in the module sheet.

NOTE: The array of objects that you pass to the Htmlconvert function must begin with element 0.

WORKAROUND

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  • Declare the array variable that you want to pass to the Htmlconvert function to begin with item 0.

    For example, if an array variable is ObjToConvert, and you want to initialize the array to hold two items, use a Dim statement similar to the following: 
          Dim ObjToConvert(0 to 1) As Variant
    When you assign the appropriate objects to this array, you must begin with element 0 of the array. -or-

  • Remove the Option Base 1 setting from the module sheet.

    NOTE: If you use this method, you must redimension the arrays in the macro.

STATUS

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

REFERENCES

For more information about using arrays, click the Office Assistant in the Visual Basic Editor, type arrays, click Search, and then click to view "Using Arrays."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

179216 OFF98: How to Use the Microsoft Office Installer Program

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/17/2005
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