XL2000: Application.Dialogs(xlDialogChartWizard).Show Fails on PivotChart

ID: Q231106

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you run a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro in Microsoft Excel that uses the following code to display the Chart Wizard dialog box


Application.Dialogs(xlDialogChartWizard).Show

it may fail, and you receive the following error message:

Run-time error '1004':
Show method of Dialog class failed

CAUSE

This problem occurs if the chart on which the code is used is a PivotChart rather than a traditional chart.

WORKAROUND

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To work around this problem, use the VBA equivalent of the XLM macro command when the chart may be a PivotChart:


Application.ExecuteExcel4Macro "CHART.WIZARD?(TRUE)"

STATUS

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

REFERENCES

For more information about PivotCharts, click Microsoft Excel Help on the Help menu, type PivotCharts in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

Additional query words: XL2000

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