XL97: Chart Exported as a Graphic File May Be Truncated

ID: Q185001

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Internet Assistant Wizard to export a chart, the resulting Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) file may be truncated.

When you use the Export method in a Visual Basic for Applications macro to export a chart to a GIF or a JPEG file, the resulting file may be truncated.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the graphic file that is created during the export process is too large.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, resize the embedded chart so that the resulting graphic file is smaller.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

REFERENCES

For more information about using the Export method in Visual Basic for Applications to save a chart as a GIF file, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163103
   TITLE     : How to Create a GIF File from a Microsoft Excel Chart

Additional query words: XL97 graphic

Keywords          : kbdta kbconversion OffVBA KbVBA xlvbmigrate xlwin 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

Last Reviewed: January 3, 1999