Some ShapeRange Methods Do Not Work for Mixed ShapeRanges

Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
Article ID: Q169573
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition
  • Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you run Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications code that executes certain ShapeRange methods on a selection of mixed shapes, such as a combination of pictures and OLE objects, you receive a run-time error. This problem occurs whether you create the procedure in the Visual Basic Editor or record it as a macro.

CAUSE

Some methods are designed to work with a single type of shape selection (msoPicture, msoEmbeddedOLEObject, and so on) rather than a mixed-shape selection (msoShapeTypeMixed).

RESOLUTION

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Check the Type property of the ShapeRange to determine whether it contains mixed shapes. The following code sample illustrates this technique.

   Sub CheckIfMixedShapes()

      If (ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange.Type = msoShapeTypeMixed) Then

         ' Code to handle the mixed shape case goes here.
         MsgBox "Mixed shapes"
      Else

         ' Code to handle a same-shape selection goes here.
         MsgBox "Shapes are not mixed"
      End If

   End Sub

REFERENCES

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
   TITLE     : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for
               Applications


Additional query words: ppt97 ppt8 ppt8.0 8.0 VBA VBE programming
Keywords : kbcode kbmacro kbprg
Version : WINDOWS:97; MACINTOSH:98
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Hardware : MAC x86
Issue type : kberrmsg


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Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
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