MXL5: Cannot Publish Chart Object from a Visual Basic Macro

ID: Q147302


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a


SUMMARY

In Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, version 5.0, you cannot publish a chart object out of Microsoft Excel to the system using a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro. Although a chart can be manually selected and published, running the Visual Basic for Applications code will result in one of the following error messages:

Run-time error '1001':
ChartObject does not have CreatePublisher Method
or
Run-time error '424':
Object Required


WORKAROUND

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To work around this behavior, call the Microsoft XLM code equivalent:

     Application.ExecuteExcel4Macro _
      (CREATE.PUBLISHER(""Hard Drive:Desktop Folder:Test Edition #1"",2,1) 


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, version 5.0. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition.


REFERENCES

"Visual Basic User's Guide", version 5.0.

Microsoft Excel online Help, version 5.0.

Additional query words: 5.00a XL5

Keywords : kbcode kberrmsg kbmacro kbprg PgmOthr xlmac
Version : MACINTOSH:5.0,5.0a
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbbug


Last Reviewed: November 9, 1999
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