XL2000: Macro Fails to Apply Diagonal Cell Borders

ID: Q210661

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you run a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro that applies diagonal cell borders to a workbook, the borders may not be correctly applied.

For example, the following macro includes code to apply diagonal cell borders, but no borders are applied when you run the macro:


Sub format_borders1()

   With ActiveWorkbook.Styles("Normal").Borders(xlLeft)
     .LineStyle = xlContinuous
     .ColorIndex = xlAutomatic
   End With
   With ActiveWorkbook.Styles("Normal").Borders(xlRight)
     .LineStyle = xlContinuous
     .ColorIndex = xlAutomatic
   End With
    
   With ActiveWorkbook.Styles("Normal").Borders(xlDiagonalDown)
     .LineStyle = xlContinuous
     .ColorIndex = xlAutomatic
   End With
   With ActiveWorkbook.Styles("Normal").Borders(xlDiagonalUp)
     .LineStyle = xlContinuous
     .ColorIndex = xlAutomatic
   End With
End Sub

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when the macro applies the left or right borders before it applies the diagonal cell borders.

WORKAROUND

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To work around this behavior, rearrange the macro code that applies the left or right borders so that it runs after the code that applies the diagonal cell borders, for example:


Sub format_borders2()
   With ActiveWorkbook.Styles("Normal").Borders(xlDiagonalDown)
     .LineStyle = xlContinuous
     .ColorIndex = xlAutomatic
   End With
   With ActiveWorkbook.Styles("Normal").Borders(xlDiagonalUp)
     .LineStyle = xlContinuous
     .ColorIndex = xlAutomatic
   End With

   With ActiveWorkbook.Styles("Normal").Borders(xlLeft)
     .LineStyle = xlContinuous
     .ColorIndex = xlAutomatic
   End With
   With ActiveWorkbook.Styles("Normal").Borders(xlRight)
     .LineStyle = xlContinuous
     .ColorIndex = xlAutomatic
   End With
End Sub

Compare this macro to the macro in the "Symptoms" section. Note that the code that applies the diagonal borders was moved to run before the code that applies the left and right borders.

STATUS

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

Additional query words: XL2000

Keywords : kbdta kbdtacode OffVBA xlformat KbVBA
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug