XL5: PasteSpecial Method (Range Object) Example Incorrect

 Last reviewed: September 12, 1996
Article ID: Q124090
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 5.0, in Visual Basic Reference Help, the example for the PasteSpecial Method (Range Object), returns the following error message when you use it in a procedure: 

   Run-time Error 1004:
   PasteSpecial method of Range class failed
NOTE: Page 486 of the Microsoft Press book "Microsoft Excel 5 Visual Basic for Applications Reference," contains the same incorrect example.

CAUSE

This error occurs because the "add" argument in the PasteSpecial command is incorrect. The correct argument is "xlAdd."

RESOLUTION

When you use this example in a macro, replace the word "Add" in the PasteSpecial command with the word "xlAdd," as in the following example: 

   Range("D1:D5").PasteSpecial operation:=xlAdd

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Excel version 5.0. This problem has been corrected in Microsoft Excel version 5.0c.

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Additional reference words: 5.00 5.00a PasteSpecial failed



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Last reviewed: September 12, 1996
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