General Protection Fault Using DateValue or TimeValue()Last reviewed: July 29, 1997Article ID: Q125421 |
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SYMPTOMSIn Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Project, if you create a Visual Basic, Applications Edition, macro that contains a variable with a type- declaration character (for example "MyVar$"), and you use this variable as an argument in the TimeValue or DateValue functions without assigning a value to it, you may receive a general protection (GP) fault in the file OLE2DISP.DLL when you run the macro. Some of the error messages you may encounter include the following:
CAUSEThe TimeValue or the DateValue function must receive a string data type that is a valid time or date, respectively. If the variable used for the time or date argument has no value, the TimeValue or DateValue function cannot return a valid result.
WORKAROUNDSMethod 1: Use a valid value for the time or date argument.
For more information about the definition of a valid argument for the TimeValue and DateValue functions, see the appropriate topic in Visual Basic Reference Help.Method 2: Check the value of the variable before you use it.
Use a conditional statement (such as IF) to compare the value of the argument to "" (two quotation marks). After this verification, use standard error-handling as described in Help. For example, you can use the "On Error" statement.Method 3: Avoid using the string type-declaration character ($).
Instead of using a variable with a string type-declaration character (such as "MyVar$"), use DIM to declare its type, as in the following example: DIM MyVar as String NOTE: A "type-mismatch" error will still occur if you pass this variable without assigning a value to it. STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Visual Basic Programming System, Applications Edition. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
REFERENCES"Visual Basic User's Guide," version 5.0, Chapter 9 For more information, choose the Search button in Visual Basic Reference Help, and type the keyword for the topic you want to view.
Type this keyword and choose Show Topics Select a topic and choose Go To ---------------------------------------------------------------- errors trapping On Error statement type-declaration character type-declaration character <definition> TimeValue TimeValue DateValue DateValue |
Additional query words: gpf error-handling handling
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