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SYMPTOMSIn Microsoft Internet Explorer version 3.0, when you run a Visual Basic for Applications macro that is in a Microsoft Excel workbook, you may receive the following error message and the macro halts. CAUSEThis problem occurs if you set the DisplayAlerts property of Microsoft Excel to True or False using macro code that is similar to the following:
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WORKAROUNDMicrosoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language being demonstrated and the tools used to create and debug procedures. Microsoft support professionals can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific needs. If you have limited programming experience, you may want to contact the Microsoft fee-based consulting line at (800) 936-5200. For more information about the support options available from Microsoft, please see the following page on the World Wide Web: http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.aspTo work around this problem, add the following line of code to your Visual Basic macro BEFORE the line of code that changes the DisplayAlerts property:
You can also add the following line of code AFTER the line of code that
changes the DisplayAlerts property:
For example, use the following macro:
By adding these lines of code to your macro, you suppress the error message
and the macro continues to run. Note that you cannot change the
DisplayAlerts property.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. MORE INFORMATIONYou cannot change the DisplayAlerts property of the Microsoft Excel program when you view a workbook in Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0. When you do this, you receive an error message and the macro halts. Additional query words: XL97
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