XL98: "System Error H80000003 (-2147483645)" Renaming TabStrip Tab

ID: Q238178

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you click OK in the Rename dialog box, you may receive the following error message:

System Error &H80000003 (-2147483645).

CAUSE

This error message may error when you try to rename a tab on a TabStrip control.

WORKAROUND

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To work around this problem, rename the tab at run time. The following sample code demonstrates how to rename the second tab in a TabStrip, using the Initialize event for a UserForm:

Save and close any open workbooks. Then, open a new workbook.

Start the Visual Basic Editor (press OPTION+F11).

On the Insert menu, click UserForm.

Add a TabStrip control to the UserForm.

Double-click the UserForm to display its code module.

In Procedure list, click Initialize.

Modify the code for the Initialize event to the following:
```
Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
   UserForm1.TabStrip1.Tabs(1).Caption="Custom Tab"
End Sub 
```
Note, the tabs on a TabStrip are zero (0) based, which means the index number for the first tab is 0.

Press F5 to run the UserForm.

The second tab in the UserForm is named Custom Tab instead of Tab2.

Additional query words: XL98

Keywords : kberrmsg xlvbainfo xlgpf
Version : MACINTOSH:98
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbbug