"Run-time error '1004'" Using SetBackgroundPicture Method (131396)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel for Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q131396 SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel, when you run a Visual Basic macro that contains the
SetBackgroundPicture method, you may receive the following error message
Run-time error '1004':
Cannot use that command on a protected sheet
even if you did not use the command on a protected worksheet.
CAUSE
This error message appears if you apply the SetBackgroundPicture method to
a DialogSheet in a Visual Basic macro, regardless of whether the sheet is
protected. For example, the error message described above appears when you
run a macro that contains the following command:
DialogSheets(1).SetBackgroundPicture ("")
You can use the SetBackgroundPicture method to set the background graphic
for a worksheet or chart. Because the SetBackgroundPicture method applies
only to the Worksheet object and the Chart object, you should receive an
error message when you use the SetBackgroundPicture method with the
DialogSheet object. However, the error message that should appear in this
case (if the dialog sheet is not protected) is the following:
Run-time error '1001':
DialogSheet does not have SetBackgroundPicture method
Note that this error message correctly appears when you use the
SetBackgroundPicture method with a Module object.
RESOLUTION
To avoid receiving either of the error messages described above when you
use the SetBackgroundPicture method in a Visual Basic macro, use any of the
following methods:
Method 1: Activate the worksheet or chart that you want to add the graphic
background to before the SetBackgroundPicture method command runs
in the macro, as in the following examples:
Worksheets(1).Select
ActiveSheet.SetBackgroundPicture ("C:\Clipart\picture1.bmp")
-or-
Charts(1).Select
ActiveSheet.SetBackgroundPicture ("C:\Clipart\picture2.bmp")
Method 2: Apply the SetBackgroundPicture method to a Worksheet or Chart
object directly as in the following examples:
Worksheets(1).SetBackgroundPicture ("C:\Clipart\picture1.bmp")
-or-
Charts(1).SetBackgroundPicture ("C:\Clipart\picture2.bmp")
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particular purpose. This Visual Basic procedure is provided 'as is' and
Microsoft does not guarantee that it can be used in all situations.
Microsoft does not support modifications of this procedure to suit customer
requirements for a particular purpose.
REFERENCES
For more information about using the SetBackgroundPicture method in a
Visual Basic macro in Microsoft Excel, click the Index tab in Microsoft
Excel Help, and type the following text
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "SetBackgroundPicture
Method" topic.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 10/11/2006 |
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| Keywords: | kbcode kbProgramming KB131396 |
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