XL2000: The Show Method Fails to Pass Arguments (213725)
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This article was previously published under Q213725 SYMPTOMS
If you use the Show method with one of the built-in Microsoft Excel dialog boxes, you may receive the following error message:
Run-time error '1004':
Show method of Dialog class failed.
CAUSE
This problem may occur when both of the following conditions are true:
- The constant you use for the built-in dialog box is new to Microsoft Excel 2000.
-and- - You attempt to pass an argument to the dialog box by using the Show method.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do not pass any arguments when you are using a
constant that is new to Microsoft Excel 2000 and you are using the Show method.
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Sample Visual Basic Code
The following sample code uses the xlDialogDataValidation constant (which is new to Microsoft Excel 2000) to display the Data Validation dialog box:
Sub Test()
Application.Dialogs(xlDialogDataValidation).Show
End Sub
Note that if you use this constant in the following sample code, you
receive the error message referenced in the "Symptoms" section:
Sub Test2()
Application.Dialogs(xlDialogDataValidation).Show 1
End Sub
The "1" that follows the Show method implies you wanted to select the first item in the Allow list, which is Whole number.
The following lines of code do not generate an error message because the
constant is not new to Microsoft Excel 2000:
Sub Test3()
Application.Dialogs(xlDialogFormulaReplace).Show ,,,2
End Sub
When you run the Test3 macro, the Replace dialog box is displayed, and By Columns (the second item in the list) appears in the Search list.
REFERENCES
To find more information about built-in constants in Microsoft Excel 2000,
follow these steps:
- In the Visual Basic Editor, press F2 to display the Object Browser.
- In the Project/Library list, click Excel.
- Type xldialog in the Search Text box (below the Project/Library list), and then press ENTER.
The list of built-in dialogs is displayed in the Search Results pane.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 10/11/2006 |
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