combobox missing between excel 2000 and xp
 

Hi

I have a spreadsheets that has 2 combobox on it. I have a bit of code
to clear both of them when the spreadsheet is first open:

Set fSheet = Worksheets("Main")

Set fBookCombobox = fSheet.OLEObjects("A")
Set fCurrencyCombobox = fSheet.OLEObjects("B")

Call fBookCombobox.Object.Clear
Call fCurrencyCombobox.Object.Clear

and it works fine in excel 2000. When I open the same spreadsheet in
excel xp, I am getting "Run-time error '1004' unable to get teh object
property of the OLEobject class' at the 'Call
fBookCombobox.Object.Clear' line. In the Local window, Combobox named
'A' indeed is not there but 'B' is.

If I open the file in XP with macro disabled, save it and reopen in XP
again, the code works. But the down side is I gets the same error at
the same line when I now open the file in excel 2000. It looks like
there are some incompatibility issue ther. Has anyone seen this ?

combobox missing between excel 2000 and xp
 

Have you tried it without the "Call" statements?

Jim Cone
San Francisco, CA

"Dickson Law" wrote in message om...
Hi
I have a spreadsheets that has 2 combobox on it. I have a bit of code
to clear both of them when the spreadsheet is first open:
Set fSheet = Worksheets("Main")
Set fBookCombobox = fSheet.OLEObjects("A")
Set fCurrencyCombobox = fSheet.OLEObjects("B")

Call fBookCombobox.Object.Clear
Call fCurrencyCombobox.Object.Clear

and it works fine in excel 2000. When I open the same spreadsheet in
excel xp, I am getting "Run-time error '1004' unable to get teh object
property of the OLEobject class' at the 'Call
fBookCombobox.Object.Clear' line. In the Local window, Combobox named
'A' indeed is not there but 'B' is.
If I open the file in XP with macro disabled, save it and reopen in XP
again, the code works. But the down side is I gets the same error at
the same line when I now open the file in excel 2000. It looks like
there are some incompatibility issue ther. Has anyone seen this ?

combobox missing between excel 2000 and xp
 

Hi Jim

Do you mean commenting the two call statement completely? Tried that,
but got the same results. The problem seems to be the object has
disappeard from the sheet "Main". So whenever I tried to do anything
to the object I get the same error.

Thanks

dickson

"Jim Cone" wrote in message ...
Have you tried it without the "Call" statements?

Jim Cone
San Francisco, CA

"Dickson Law" wrote in message om...
Hi
I have a spreadsheets that has 2 combobox on it. I have a bit of code
to clear both of them when the spreadsheet is first open:
Set fSheet = Worksheets("Main")
Set fBookCombobox = fSheet.OLEObjects("A")
Set fCurrencyCombobox = fSheet.OLEObjects("B")

Call fBookCombobox.Object.Clear
Call fCurrencyCombobox.Object.Clear

and it works fine in excel 2000. When I open the same spreadsheet in
excel xp, I am getting "Run-time error '1004' unable to get teh object
property of the OLEobject class' at the 'Call
fBookCombobox.Object.Clear' line. In the Local window, Combobox named
'A' indeed is not there but 'B' is.
If I open the file in XP with macro disabled, save it and reopen in XP
again, the code works. But the down side is I gets the same error at
the same line when I now open the file in excel 2000. It looks like
there are some incompatibility issue ther. Has anyone seen this ?

combobox missing between excel 2000 and xp
 

Dickson,

Well that eliminates bad code as the reason.
Sorry, I don't know why the combobox would be missing.
I was referring to removing the word "Call" from
in front of the two statements. "Call" is normally used to
start (transfer control to) another procedure.

Regards,
Jim Cone
San Francisco, CA

"Dickson Law" wrote in message om...
Hi Jim
Do you mean commenting the two call statement completely? Tried that,
but got the same results. The problem seems to be the object has
disappeard from the sheet "Main". So whenever I tried to do anything
to the object I get the same error.
Thanks
dickson

"Jim Cone" wrote in message ...
Have you tried it without the "Call" statements?

Jim Cone
San Francisco, CA
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