XL2002: "Out of Memory" Error Running Sub Procedure (291067)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 2002
This article was previously published under Q291067
For a Microsoft Excel 2000 version of this article, see 213682.
For a Microsoft Excel 98 version of this article, see 183847.
For a Microsoft Excel 97 version of this article, see 173182.

SYMPTOMS

If you run a Sub procedure that uses the Cells property, you may receive the following error message:
Run-time error '450':
Wrong number of arguments or invalid property assignment
You may receive this error message even though the procedure ran successfully in versions of Microsoft Excel earlier than Excel 97.

CAUSE

This behavior may occur if you incorrectly use the Cells property. For example, the following Sub procedure runs without error in versions of Excel earlier than Excel 97, but generates a run-time error in Microsoft Excel 2002: 
Sub Cells_Test1()

   For i = 1 To 5
      For j = 1 To 6
         ActiveSheet.Cells.Value(i, 7) = _
         ActiveSheet.Cells.Value(i, 7) + ActiveSheet.Cells.Value(i, j)
      Next
    Next
End Sub

RESOLUTION

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To resolve this problem, place the arguments for the Cells property immediately after the Cells keyword. For example, modify the sample procedure as follows: 
Sub Cells_Test2()

   For i = 1 To 5
      For j = 1 To 6
         ActiveSheet.Cells(i, 7).Value = _
         ActiveSheet.Cells(i, 7).Value + ActiveSheet.Cells(i, j).Value
      Next
    Next

End Sub

REFERENCES

For more information about the Cells property, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type cells, click Search, and then click to view "Cells Property".
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/23/2005
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