PPT: Unable to Change the ActivePrinter Property With VBA

 Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
Article ID: Q166818
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you try to change the ActivePrinter property using Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications code, you receive the following error message: 

   Run-Time error '450'
   Wrong number of arguments or invalid property assignment
If you click Debug, the Visual Basic Editor highlights the line with which you are trying to assign a new printer.

CAUSE

The ActivePrinter property is a read-only property and cannot be changed programmatically.

Additional query words: OFF97 ppt97 8.0 8.00 ppt8 VBA VBE macppt
programmatically
Keywords : kbcode kbprg kbpptvba
Version : WINDOWS:97; MACINTOSH:98
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Hardware : MAC x86
Issue type : kbprb

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Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
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