XL98: Embedded Worksheet Object Stops After Running Macro (188499)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
- Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q188499 SYMPTOMS
When you run a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro in a Microsoft
Excel workbook that is embedded in a Microsoft Word document, Excel
unexpectedly quits. When you double-click the Excel object to edit it, you
receive the following error message:
Word cannot edit the Microsoft Excel Worksheet.
CAUSE
This problem may occur if the following conditions are true:
- You insert a Microsoft Excel Worksheet object into a Microsoft Word
document.
-and-
- You add a Visual Basic macro to the Excel workbook that adds a custom
view to the workbook.
-and-
- You run 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 the CustomViews Collection object, from the
Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type customviews, click
Search, and then click to view " CustomViews Collection Object."
NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please
see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
176476 OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 6/17/2005 |
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