XL5: Cannot Use Visual Basic to Delete Names with Spaces

 Last reviewed: February 2, 1998
Article ID: Q124223
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
  • Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel, if you attempt to access local defined names that exist on worksheets whose names contain spaces by using the Names collection, as in the sample Visual Basic procedure below you will receive this error message: 

   Run-Time error '1004':
   Names method of Workbook class failed
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Sample Visual Basic Procedure

   Sub DeleteName()
       For Each X In ActiveWorkbook.Names
           If X.Name = "'Product List'!test" Then   'Worksheet name  
               X.Delete                             'contains a space.
           End If
       Next X
   End Sub

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0, Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows, and Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition.

Additional query words: 5.00 5.00a 5.00c XL5
Keywords : kbcode kbprg
Version : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0c; MACINTOSH:5.0,5.0a
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: February 2, 1998
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