Run-time Error '1005': Setting PrintArea Property (129775)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel for Windows 95 7.0a
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows 5.0c
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows 5.0
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows NT 5.0
  • Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh 5.0a
  • Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh 5.0
This article was previously published under Q129775

SYMPTOMS

When you use the PrintArea property in a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro to define a print area in the versions of Microsoft Excel listed at the beginning of this article, you may receive one of the following error messages:
Run-time error '1005':
Name is not defined" error message:

-or-

Run-time error '1005':

CAUSE

This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:
  • You run a Visual Basic macro with a line of code similar to the following: 
           ActiveSheet.PageSetup.PrintArea = "A1:A7"
    -and-

  • The reference used is a relative reference (using the dollar sign ($) symbols).

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, define a print area by using the following line of code: 
    ActiveSheet.PageSetup.PrintArea = "$A$1:$A$7"
Because only one dollar sign is required, any of the following references will also work with the PrintArea property: 
    $A$1:$A$7
    $A1:A7
    A$1:A7
    $A$1:A7
    A1:$A7
    A1:$A$7
    A1:A$7

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows and Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about the PrintArea property, click Search in the Visual Basic Reference and type:

print area

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/11/2006
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