I should have mentioned that "TestXXX" would be the
procedure called by the user (by a command button?)

Regards,
Greg

-----Original Message-----
Substituting "AutoCalculate" for the number 49 should fix
it (I don't have access to xl97 so can't check). I
thought Squid might want to experiment with something
like
the following in addition to his stated goal:

(In ThisWorkbook module)
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Dim Ctrl As CommandBarControl
Set Ctrl = Application.CommandBars _
("AutoCalculate").Controls.Add(msoControlButton ,
Temporary:=True)
Ctrl.OnAction = "TestYYY"
Ctrl.Caption = "StdDev"
End Sub

(In standard module)
Sub TestXXX()
With Application
.StatusBar = ""
.DisplayStatusBar = True
.CommandBars("AutoCalculate").ShowPopup
End With
End Sub

Sub TestYYY()
Dim Answer As String
On Error Resume Next
Answer = Format(WorksheetFunction.StDev
(Selection), "#.00")
Application.StatusBar = "StdDev = " & Answer
On Error GoTo 0
End Sub

Regards,
Greg


-----Original Message-----
That threw an error in Excel 97.

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"Greg Wilson"
wrote
in message
.. .
The following will call the menu if it's of any use:
Application.CommandBars(49).ShowPopup

Regards,
Greg

-----Original Message-----
In the bottom right hand corner of the status bar
(right
click). A user has
the ability to either Average, Count, Count Nums,
Max,
Min or Sum the
contents of the highlighted range. I want to be able
to
call that procedure
using an OnKey Method to copy that value to the
clipboard. Then the user
could paste that value elsewhere in excel.


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