Visual Basic Command to Show Set Background Dialog Fails (134264)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel for Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q134264 SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Excel version 7.0, when you attempt to show the Set Background
Picture Dialog box in a Visual Basic, Applications Edition, macro, you will
receive the following error message:
Run-time error '1004'
Dialog method of Application class failed
CAUSE
This problem occurs because of the following line of code:
Application.Dialogs(xlDialogSetBackground).Show
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use the ExecuteExcel4Macro method as in the
following example:
Application.ExecuteExcel4Macro(Sheets.BackGround'())
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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem
and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it
becomes available.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 10/11/2006 |
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| Keywords: | kbProgramming KB134264 |
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