XL97: Syntax Error Running Macro That Inserts WordArtLast reviewed: February 12, 1998Article ID: Q166760 |
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SYMPTOMSIn Microsoft Excel 97, if you insert a WordArt object while you are recording a Visual Basic for Applications macro, and then run the macro, the following error message may appear:
Compile error: Syntax error CAUSEThis problem may occur if the text in the WordArt object you insert contains any quotation marks. When you record the commands to create this kind of WordArt object, Microsoft Excel 97 may not insert the correct combination of quotation marks in the recorded code, and the macro does not work. For example, if you record the steps to create a WordArt object that contains the following text
We're the "Wright" Solution!the recorded code may look similar to the following:
ActiveSheet.Shapes.AddTextEffect(msoTextEffect3, _ "We're the "Wright" Solution!", "Arial", 18.00, msoFalse, _ msoFalse, 69.75, 166.50).SelectNote that the word "Wright" is enclosed in quotation marks.
RESOLUTIONTo resolve this problem, add an additional set of quotation marks around the text that you want to appear in quotation marks. For example, change the example code to the following:
ActiveSheet.Shapes.AddTextEffect(msoTextEffect3, _ "We're the ""Wright"" Solution!", "Arial", 18.00, msoFalse, _ msoFalse, 69.75, 166.50).SelectNote the second set of quotation marks around the word "Wright."
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
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