XL98: Macro with Find Method Results in Compile Error

ID: Q189895

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you run a Visual Basic for Applications macro in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, you may receive the following error message:

Compile error:
Named argument not found

CAUSE

This problem may occur if the following conditions are true:

You used the macro recorder to create some or all of your Visual Basic macro.

You recorded using the Find command on the Edit menu.

WORKAROUND

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To work around the problem, you need to change the syntax used for the Find method in your Visual Basic macro. For example, the macro recorder may create a line of code similar to the following:


   Cells.Find What:="Test", After:=ActiveCell, LookIn:=xlFormulas, LookAt _
      :=xlPart, SearchOrder:=xlByRows, SearchDirection:=xlNext, _
      MatchCase:=False, Activate:=True

You would need to change this line of code to the following:


   Cells.Find(What:="Test", After:=ActiveCell, LookIn:=xlFormulas, LookAt _
      :=xlPart, SearchOrder:=xlByRows, SearchDirection:=xlNext, _
      MatchCase:=False).Activate

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition.

Additional query words: XL98

Keywords : kbdta xlformula
Version : MACINTOSH:98
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbbug