XL98: Unexpected Results Using the Caller Property in a Menu

ID: Q190804

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Caller property in a Visual Basic for Applications macro to determine which menu item has been clicked, you may get incorrect results.

WORKAROUND

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The Caller property for a menu item returns an array of information about that menu item. The fourth element of the array should equal zero. The following sample macro illustrates how to set the fourth element of the array to zero. This emulates the behavior of earlier versions of Microsoft Excel.


   Sub Run_Menu_Item()
       z = Application.Caller
       z(4) = 0
       For Each i In z
           MsgBox i
       Next
   End Sub

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition.

REFERENCES

For more information about the Caller property, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type "caller," click Search, and then click to view "Caller Property."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q176476 OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

Keywords : kbmacro kbprg xlvbahowto xltoolbar xl97vbmigrate
Version : MACINTOSH:98
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbbug