XL: Problems When You Use .Formula Property of a Range of Cells to Set Values in an Array (266161)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 2002
  • Microsoft Excel 2000
  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q266161

SYMPTOMS

When you try to use the .Formula property of a range of cells to set values in an array with a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro, you may receive the following error message:
Run-time error '1004':

Application-defined or object-defined error

CAUSE

This problem may occur if the list separator for numbers in Regional Options is set to a character other than a comma. For example, when you change the Regional Options to Italian (Italy), the list separator for numbers is a semi-colon.

WORKAROUND


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To work around this problem, use the .FormulaArray property to set the range values in the array. For example, you can use the following macro sample:

Sub Test()

     Sheet2.Range(Sheet1.UsedRange.Address).FormulaArray _
        = Sheet1.UsedRange.FormulaArray

End Sub

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/28/2003
Keywords:kberrmsg kbprb kbbug KB266161
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