XL97: Open Event Macro May Not Activate a Worksheet (174319)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q174319 SYMPTOMS
If you have an Open event macro for your workbook and this macro has code
to activate a worksheet, the macro will run, but the worksheet may not be
activated.
CAUSE
Your Open event macro may not activate a worksheet if both of the following
are true:
- You have a custom function, either in the workbook with the Open
event macro, or another workbook in memory.
-and-
- Your custom function uses the Volatile method.
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To work around this problem, use either of the following methods:
- Remove the line of code containing the Volatile method from your custom
function.
-or-
- Use an Auto_Open macro instead of an Open event macro for the workbook.
For example, if your Open event macro is as follows:
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Sheet2.Activate
End Sub
use the following macro code (on a general module) instead:
Sub Auto_Open()
Sheet2.Activate
End Sub
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. This problem no longer occurs in
Microsoft Excel 2000.
REFERENCES
For more information about the Open Event, click the Office Assistant in
the Visual Basic Editor, type open event, click Search, and then click to
view "Open Event."
NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 6/23/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug KB174319 |
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