XL98: Type 2 Error Running Macro That Adds Chart to Worksheet (182162)

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, if you run a Visual Basic for Applications macro that is designed to add a chart object to a worksheet, you may receive the following error message:

The application "Microsoft Excel" has unexpectedly quit, because an error of type 2 occurred.

You should save your work in other open applications and restart the computer.

CAUSE

This problem occurs if the Visual Basic macro contains a line of code similar to either of the following:

   ActiveSheet.OLEObjects.Add "Excel.Chart.8"

   ActiveSheet.OLEObjects.Add "Excel.Chart"

WORKAROUND

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   Set xSheet = ActiveSheet
   ActiveWorkbook.Charts.Add
   ActiveChart.Location Where:=xlLocationAsObject, Name:=xSheet.Name

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.

MORE INFORMATION

When you write Visual Basic macros in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, you can use the Add method of the OLEObjects collection to add an object from another program (for example, a Microsoft Word document) to a sheet in a workbook. For example, you can use the following line of code to add a Microsoft Word document to the active worksheet in a workbook:

   ActiveSheet.OLEObjects.Add "Word.Document"

Note that you cannot use this method to add a Microsoft Excel chart to a worksheet in a workbook. Instead, use the code described in the "Workaround" section in this article.