XL98: Offset of Nonadjacent Range Returns Incorrect Results (188029)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q188029 SYMPTOMS
In a Visual Basic for Applications subroutine in Microsoft Excel 98
Macintosh Edition, the Offset property does not return the correct range
for a range object that refers to nonadjacent cells. It returns one range
of adjacent cells. This behavior is different in earlier versions of
Microsoft Excel.
CAUSE
This behavior occurs when you run a Visual Basic subroutine and the
following conditions are true:
- You reference a range object for a range of nonadjacent cells.
-and-
- You use the Offset property of the range object for the range of
nonadjacent cells.
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To work around this problem, reference each range of adjacent cells
separately and then apply the Offset property. The following sample
subroutine uses this method:
' The following subroutine takes the selection and moves it to the right
' by one column. The subroutine makes sure the selected
' cells are adjacent or nonadjacent and handles the two situations
' differently.
Sub Range_Offset_Select()
' Dimensions variables to be used.
Dim NewRange As Range, singleArea As Range
' Makes sure the selection is an adjacent selection.
If Selection.Areas.Count = 1 Then
' Move the selection by one column to the right.
Selection.Offset(0, 1).Select
' Else, if the selection is a nonadjacent selection...
Else
' Sets the range object, Newrange to the offset by one column
' from the first adjacent area of the selection
Set NewRange = Selection.Areas(1).Offset(0, 1)
' Starts a For/Each loop for each adjacent area of the
' selection.
For Each singleArea In Selection.Areas
Set NewRange = Union(NewRange, singleArea.Offset(0, 1))
Next
NewRange.Select
End If
End Sub
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Excel 98
Macintosh Edition.
REFERENCES
For more information about the Offset property, from the Visual Basic
Editor, click the Office Assistant, type "offset," click Search, and then
click to view "Offset Property."
NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please
see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
176476 OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 10/10/2006 |
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Keywords: | kbbug kbProgramming KB188029 |
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