XL97: Copying ActiveX Control Loses Code Behind Control

ID: Q168890

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you create a copy of an ActiveX control by copying and pasting it to another location, any Visual Basic for Applications code associated with the events of the control will not be copied to the new instance of the control.

STATUS

This behavior is by design of Microsoft Excel 97.

MORE INFORMATION

REFERENCES

For more information about using ActiveX controls, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text

ActiveX controls, overview

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "About adding buttons, check boxes, and other controls" topic.

Additional query words: XL97

Keywords : kbcode kbmacro kbui xlui xlvbainfo xldraw
Version : WINDOWS:
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb