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SYMPTOMSIn Microsoft Excel 97, when you run a macro that runs successfully in an earlier version of Microsoft Excel, the following error message may appear:
CAUSE
This problem may occur when the macro compares a string variable to a
Boolean variable.
WORKAROUNDTo work around this problem, define the variable that you want to compare to a Boolean variable as Variant instead of String; a Variant variable can be compared to a Boolean variable without generating an error. For example, if the macro contains a line similar to the following:
replace it with the following line:
MORE INFORMATIONMicrosoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language being demonstrated and the tools used to create and debug procedures. Microsoft support professionals can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific needs. If you have limited programming experience, you may want to contact the Microsoft fee-based consulting line at (800) 936-5200. For more information about the support options available from Microsoft, please see the following page on the World Wide Web: http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.aspThe following macro generates a type mismatch error in Microsoft Excel 97. However, it does not generate the error in earlier versions of Microsoft Excel:
The previous example fails with a type mismatch error at the following
line
because the macro compares a string variable to the Boolean value False.
The following functions may return either a string or Boolean value: Application.GetOpenFileNameTo avoid the type mismatch error when you compare a variable to a Boolean value returned from these functions, define the variable as Variant. Additional query words: XL97 8.00 8.0 vba vbe
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