XL2000: Error Using Delete Method to Remove a Data Series From a PivotChart

ID: Q210735

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you run a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro, you receive the following error message:

Run-time error '1004':

Delete method of Series class failed

CAUSE

This error message occurs when you attempt to use the Delete method of the SeriesCollection object to delete a data series from a PivotChart.

WORKAROUND

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The method that you use to remove a data series from being displayed on a PivotChart depends on the layout of the PivotChart. If your PivotChart contains more than one data series, then you must hide, rather than remove, the data series that you do not want displayed on the PivotChart. To do this, set the Visible property of the PivotItem object that you want to hide to False. The following line of code illustrates how to do this:


ActiveChart.PivotLayout.PivotFields("Year").PivotItems("1996") _
   .Visible = False

If your PivotChart contains only one data series, then set the Orientation property of the PivotField object that you want to hide to xlHidden. The following line of code illustrates how to do this:


ActiveChart.PivotLayout.PivotFields("Sum of Sales").Orientation = xlHidden

NOTE: The PivotChart and the related PivotTable report will be empty after Excel executes this line of code.

The following sample code illustrates how to detect whether or not the current chart is a PivotChart.


If ActiveChart.PivotLayout Is Nothing Then
    MsgBox "This is a normal chart."
Else
    MsgBox "This is a PivotChart."
End If

Additional query words: XL2000

Keywords : kbdta kbdtacode kbchart xlvbahowto xlpivot
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb