XL5: Calculation Property Fails if Chart Sheet Is Active

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel, when you run a Visual Basic for Applications macro that uses the Calculation property, the macro may fail and the following error message may appear:

   Run-time error '1005':
   Unable to set the Calculation property of the Application class

CAUSE

This problem occurs if a chart sheet is active when you create the Calculation property in a macro.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, switch to a sheet that is not a chart sheet before you set the Calculation property.

STATUS

This problem was corrected in Microsoft Excel version 5.0c for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

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When a chart sheet is active, the following macro fails:

   Sub Set_Calc()
        Application.Calculation = xlManual
   End Sub

   ARTICLE-ID: Q104695
   TITLE     : Excel: How the Current Mode of Calculation Is Determined