XL2000: Application.Dialogs(xlDialogChartWizard).Show Fails on PivotChart (231106)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 2000
This article was previously published under Q231106
For a Microsoft Excel 2002 version of this article, see 291208.

SYMPTOMS

When you run a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro in Microsoft Excel that uses the following code to display the Chart Wizard dialog box 
Application.Dialogs(xlDialogChartWizard).Show
it may fail, and you receive the following error message:
Run-time error '1004':
Show method of Dialog class failed

CAUSE

This problem occurs if the chart on which the code is used is a PivotChart rather than a traditional chart.

WORKAROUND

Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements. To work around this problem, use the VBA equivalent of the XLM macro command when the chart may be a PivotChart: 
Application.ExecuteExcel4Macro "CHART.WIZARD?(TRUE)"

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

REFERENCES

For more information about PivotCharts, click Microsoft Excel Help on the Help menu, type pivotcharts in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/12/2006
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