Menus.Count Returns Different Number When Workbook Maximized

• Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

In the Microsoft Visual Basic Programming System, Applications Edition, the following code

   ActiveMenuBar.Menus.Count

CAUSE

When the active workbook is maximized, the control menu appears next to the File menu. Because this menu is counted by ActiveMenuBar.Menus.Count, the number returned by the code will be one greater for a maximized workbook than for a workbook that is restored or minimized.

WORKAROUND

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To return the actual number of menus on the active menu bar, excluding the control menu if the worksheet is maximized, use the following code.

Sample Visual Basic Code

Sub Menu_Count()
   ' Declare variable x as an Integer and MyMenu as an Object
   Dim x As Integer
   Dim mymenu As Object
   ' Set initial value of x to zero
   x = 0
      ' Use For Next loop to count number of menus
      For Each mymenu In ActiveMenuBar.Menus
          x = x + 1
     Next
     ' Display number of menus in a message box
     MsgBox x
End Sub

REFERENCES

For more information about the Menu Bar Object, choose the Search button in Visual Basic Online Help and type:

    menu bar object