I recorded the following macro

Range("A1:B1").Select
ActiveSheet.ShowDataForm

It works on a new unsaved workbook, but I get the error
message "ShowDataForm method of worksheet class failed"
when I run it on a template. Please help.

Thanks.

The table should start in the range A1:B2, or it should be named
"Database".

XL2000: ShowDataForm Method Fails if Data Cannot Be Found
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?id=213835

Also, if you're using Excel 97, the error may be caused by the command
button taking the focus. Set the command button's TakeFocusOnClick to
False, or add the following line at the beginning of the code:

ActiveCell.Select

nc wrote:
I recorded the following macro

Range("A1:B1").Select
ActiveSheet.ShowDataForm

It works on a new unsaved workbook, but I get the error
message "ShowDataForm method of worksheet class failed"
when I run it on a template. Please help.

Thanks.


--
Debra Dalgleish
Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List
http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html

Debra

I am using Excel 2003.

Thanks


-----Original Message-----
The table should start in the range A1:B2, or it should
be named
"Database".

XL2000: ShowDataForm Method Fails if Data Cannot Be Found
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?id=213835

Also, if you're using Excel 97, the error may be caused
by the command
button taking the focus. Set the command button's
TakeFocusOnClick to
False, or add the following line at the beginning of the
code:

ActiveCell.Select

nc wrote:
I recorded the following macro

Range("A1:B1").Select
ActiveSheet.ShowDataForm

It works on a new unsaved workbook, but I get the
error
message "ShowDataForm method of worksheet class
failed"
when I run it on a template. Please help.

Thanks.


--
Debra Dalgleish
Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List
http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html

.

Does your table start in the range A1:B2?

If not, you should name the range "Database". There are instructions he

http://www.contextures.com/xlNames01.html

nc wrote:
Debra

I am using Excel 2003.

Thanks



-----Original Message-----
The table should start in the range A1:B2, or it should

be named

"Database".

XL2000: ShowDataForm Method Fails if Data Cannot Be Found
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?id=213835

Also, if you're using Excel 97, the error may be caused

by the command

button taking the focus. Set the command button's

TakeFocusOnClick to

False, or add the following line at the beginning of the

code:

ActiveCell.Select

nc wrote:

I recorded the following macro

Range("A1:B1").Select
ActiveSheet.ShowDataForm

It works on a new unsaved workbook, but I get the

error

message "ShowDataForm method of worksheet class

failed"

when I run it on a template. Please help.

Thanks.


--
Debra Dalgleish
Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List
http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html

.




--
Debra Dalgleish
Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List
http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html

Debra

What baffling me is that it works in a workbook created
on Excel 2003 without using a named range, but not on one
that was first created on Excel 2000 then saved on 2003.
Could that be the problem?

Thanks.

-----Original Message-----
Does your table start in the range A1:B2?

If not, you should name the range "Database". There are
instructions he

http://www.contextures.com/xlNames01.html

nc wrote:
Debra

I am using Excel 2003.

Thanks



-----Original Message-----
The table should start in the range A1:B2, or it
should

be named

"Database".

XL2000: ShowDataForm Method Fails if Data Cannot Be
Found
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
id=213835

Also, if you're using Excel 97, the error may be
caused

by the command

button taking the focus. Set the command button's

TakeFocusOnClick to

False, or add the following line at the beginning of
the

code:

ActiveCell.Select

nc wrote:

I recorded the following macro

Range("A1:B1").Select
ActiveSheet.ShowDataForm

It works on a new unsaved workbook, but I get the

error

message "ShowDataForm method of worksheet class

failed"

when I run it on a template. Please help.

Thanks.


--
Debra Dalgleish
Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List
http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html

.




--
Debra Dalgleish
Excel FAQ, Tips & Book List
http://www.contextures.com/tiptech.html

.