XL2000: No "Record at Mark" Feature in Microsoft Excel

ID: Q213571

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 2000

SYMPTOMS

You cannot record a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro within another macro in Microsoft Excel. This feature is available in versions of Microsoft Excel earlier than Excel 97.

CAUSE

Because of the major changes made to the Visual Basic for Applications environment in Microsoft Excel 97, this functionality is no longer available.

WORKAROUND

If you want to record a Visual Basic for Applications macro within another macro, follow these steps:

Record your macro.

Start the Visual Basic Editor by pressing ALT+F11.

Select the code in your newly recorded macro, copy it, and paste it into your existing macro.

MORE INFORMATION

The following menu items are available in versions of Microsoft Excel earlier than Excel 97.


   Menu    Menu Item      Submenu
   --------------------------------------------------

   Tools   Record Macro   Mark Position for Recording
   Tools   Record Macro   Record at Mark

In versions of Microsoft Excel earlier than Excel 97, you can use these menu items to record a Visual Basic for Applications macro within another macro.

These menu items, and the functionality they provide, are not available in Microsoft Excel 97 or later. To circumvent this limitation, use the steps shown in the "Workaround" section of this article.

REFERENCES

For additional information about this behavior in earlier versions of Microsoft Excel, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q108060 XL: Recording a Visual Basic Macro in an External Module

Additional query words: vbe XL2000

Keywords : kbprg kbdta xlui KbVBA
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb