OFF98: Program Quits Unexpectedly Using Unload with Enter Event

ID: Q190190

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition
  • Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you display a user form in a Microsoft Office 98 Macintosh Edition program, the program may quit unexpectedly.


CAUSE

This problem may occur when all of the following conditions are true:

  • You create a control on the user form and attach code to the Enter event.


    • -and-

  • The code that is attached to the Enter event for the control uses the Unload statement.


    • -and-

  • The control has a TabIndex property of 0 (zero).



WORKAROUND

If you must use the Unload statement in the code that is attached to the Enter event for a control, set the TabIndex property to a value other than zero.

To change the TabIndex property for a control, follow these steps:

  1. Select the control on the user form.


  2. If the Properties window is not visible, click Properties Window on the View menu.


  3. In the Properties window, scroll until you see the TabIndex property and type a number other than zero for the property.


NOTE: This method renumbers the TabIndex property for all the controls on the user form. Check this property for all the other controls to see if they are in the correct order.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.


MORE INFORMATION

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Because the Enter event occurs before the focus is moved to another control, you can use the Enter event to display instructions. For example, you can use a macro or event procedure to display a small form or message box that identifies the type of data the control contains.


REFERENCES

For more information about the Enter event, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type enter event click Search, and then click to view "Enter, Exit Events."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q176476 OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

Additional query words: XL98 OFF98

Keywords : kbprg kbdta xlvbahowto xlvbainfo
Version : MACINTOSH:98
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbbug


Last Reviewed: November 9, 1999
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