XL: Edit Code Fails When Object Formula Passes Parameters

• Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
• Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a
• Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When an object is assigned to a procedure in a Microsoft Excel Visual Basic module, you can view or edit the supporting procedure by selecting that object and clicking the Edit Code tool on the Forms toolbar. However, you may receive either of the following error messages when you click the Edit Code toolbar button:

   Error in Formula

   -or-

   Reference is not valid.

CAUSE

If a procedure that accepts arguments is assigned to that object, you will receive one of the error messages shown above. For example, if a macro button is assigned to the following macro:

   'Main(5)'

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

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   Sub Main(i)          '"i" is the argument that is being passed to the
                        'procedure
       MsgBox Str$(i)

   End Sub