I'm having problems using pastespecial. These are the steps the code
performs:

1) Open workbook A
2) Select specifi worksheet
3) Copy the data from a specifig range
4) Creates/Opens a new blank workbook
5) Pastes the values of the cells in the range into the first worksheet
(Sheet1) starting at A1
6) Saves the new workbook as a tab delimite file
7) closs and exits

Everything works except step 5. If I use paste, it works except it doesn't
give me the value in cells.



The following code gives me :
"Microsoft Excel: PasteSpecial method of Range class failed"


Set Xl = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
Xl.Visible = False
Xl.Workbooks.Open("C:\source.xls")
Xl.Worksheets("MySheet").Select
Xl.Range("B2:C12").Select
Xl.Selection.Copy
Xl.Workbooks.Add
Xl.Range("A1").Select
'Xl.ActiveSheet.PasteSpecial -4163,-4142,0,0
Xl.Selection.PasteSpecial -4163,-4142,0,0
Xl.Application.CutCopyMode = False
Xl.ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs "C:\test.txt",-4158,0
Xl.ActiveWorkbook.Close(0)
Xl.quit


If I try Xl.ActiveSheet.PasteSpecial -4163,-4142,0,0 instead, I get the
following:
"Microsoft Excel: PasteSpecial method of Worksheet class failed"


I need to use pastespecial because I want just the values of the cell.


Any help would be greatly appreciated.

It would be helpful if you posted the actual code, but try
switching the order of steps 3 and 4.


--
Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com


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...
I'm having problems using pastespecial. These are the steps the
code
performs:

1) Open workbook A
2) Select specifi worksheet
3) Copy the data from a specifig range
4) Creates/Opens a new blank workbook
5) Pastes the values of the cells in the range into the first
worksheet
(Sheet1) starting at A1
6) Saves the new workbook as a tab delimite file
7) closs and exits

Everything works except step 5. If I use paste, it works except
it doesn't
give me the value in cells.



The following code gives me :
"Microsoft Excel: PasteSpecial method of Range class failed"


Set Xl = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
Xl.Visible = False
Xl.Workbooks.Open("C:\source.xls")
Xl.Worksheets("MySheet").Select
Xl.Range("B2:C12").Select
Xl.Selection.Copy
Xl.Workbooks.Add
Xl.Range("A1").Select
'Xl.ActiveSheet.PasteSpecial -4163,-4142,0,0
Xl.Selection.PasteSpecial -4163,-4142,0,0
Xl.Application.CutCopyMode = False
Xl.ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs "C:\test.txt",-4158,0
Xl.ActiveWorkbook.Close(0)
Xl.quit


If I try Xl.ActiveSheet.PasteSpecial -4163,-4142,0,0 instead, I
get the
following:
"Microsoft Excel: PasteSpecial method of Worksheet class
failed"


I need to use pastespecial because I want just the values of
the cell.


Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi Chip.

I did post thecode towards the bottom of my post. I tried switching steps 3
and 4, but that did not work. If I set my Excel application to be visible,
the last window that is open is my new empty workbook open. When the error
occurrs, I can manually go to the edit -- pastespecial and paste the values
that way with no problem.

Has anyone else had this problem? I am using Excel 2000, but tried the same
code with Excel 2002.





"Chip Pearson" wrote in message
...
It would be helpful if you posted the actual code, but try
switching the order of steps 3 and 4.


--
Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com


"msnews.microsoft.com" wrote in message
...
I'm having problems using pastespecial. These are the steps the
code
performs:

1) Open workbook A
2) Select specifi worksheet
3) Copy the data from a specifig range
4) Creates/Opens a new blank workbook
5) Pastes the values of the cells in the range into the first
worksheet
(Sheet1) starting at A1
6) Saves the new workbook as a tab delimite file
7) closs and exits

Everything works except step 5. If I use paste, it works except
it doesn't
give me the value in cells.



The following code gives me :
"Microsoft Excel: PasteSpecial method of Range class failed"


Set Xl = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
Xl.Visible = False
Xl.Workbooks.Open("C:\source.xls")
Xl.Worksheets("MySheet").Select
Xl.Range("B2:C12").Select
Xl.Selection.Copy
Xl.Workbooks.Add
Xl.Range("A1").Select
'Xl.ActiveSheet.PasteSpecial -4163,-4142,0,0
Xl.Selection.PasteSpecial -4163,-4142,0,0
Xl.Application.CutCopyMode = False
Xl.ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs "C:\test.txt",-4158,0
Xl.ActiveWorkbook.Close(0)
Xl.quit


If I try Xl.ActiveSheet.PasteSpecial -4163,-4142,0,0 instead, I
get the
following:
"Microsoft Excel: PasteSpecial method of Worksheet class
failed"


I need to use pastespecial because I want just the values of
the cell.


Any help would be greatly appreciated.