XL97: Visual Basic does not Signal an Error has Occurred (157207)

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The following macro starts Microsoft Excel, inserts a new workbook, and inserts an ActiveX control on the worksheet. The code produces an error when it attempts to select a drawing shape that does not exist. The On Error statement at the beginning of the macro traps this run-time error and allows the macro to continue.

    Sub AddCheckBox()

      Dim x As Object

      ' Begin error trapping.
      On Error GoTo errHandler

      ' Create the Microsoft Excel Automation object.
      Set x = CreateObject("Excel.Application.8")

      ' Make the Excel object visible.
      x.Visible = True

      ' Add new workbook.
      x.Workbooks.Add

      ' Create ActiveX check box control.
      x.ActiveSheet.OLEObjects.Add "Forms.CheckBox.1"

      ' Select cell E10.
      x.ActiveSheet.Range("E10").Select

      ' Code will error here.
      x.ActiveSheet.Shapes(1).Select

      ' Display message box.
      MsgBox "Macro Completed"
      Exit Sub

   errHandler:

      ' Activate this instance of Microsoft Excel, so message is visible.
      AppActivate Application.Caption

      ' Display a message that an error has occurred.
      MsgBox "An Error has occurred" & Chr(10) & _
        "RunTime Error " & Err & " " & Error(Err)

      ' Resume processing of the macro.
      Resume Next

   End Sub