XL98: Run-Time Error '1004' Using CustomViews Collection

ID: Q182810

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

In a Visual Basic for Applications macro, when you attempt to reference the last object in the CustomViews collection by index number, you may receive the following error message: 

     Run-Time Error '1004'
     Application-defined or object-defined error

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the last view you create is the last object in the CustomViews collection.

WORKAROUND

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To work around this problem, create a temporary view as the last object in the collection. To do this, use the following macro: 

   Sub GetCustomViewNames()

      Dim VwArray() As String, i As Integer

      'Create a temporary view.
      ActiveWorkbook.CustomViews.Add "Temporary"

      For i = 1 To ActiveWorkbook.CustomViews.Count - 1
            ReDim Preserve VwArray( 1 To i)
            VwArray(i) = ActiveWorkbook.CustomViews(i).Name
            MsgBox VwArray(i)
      Next i

      'Delete temporary view.
      ActiveWorkbook.CustomViews("Temporary").Delete

   End Sub

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 the CustomViews Collection Object, click the Office Assistant, type "CustomViews," click Search, and then click to view "CustomViews Collection Object."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q179216
   TITLE     : OFF98: How to Use the Microsoft Office Installer Program
Additional query words: XL98 
Keywords          : kbprg xlvbainfo OffVBA 
Version           : MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

Last Reviewed: May 18, 1999