XL: Error with HasLegend Argument of ChartWizard Method

ID: Q133318

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a
Microsoft Excel for Windows NT, version 5.0
Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a

SYMPTOMS

In the versions of Microsoft Excel listed above, the Programming in Visual Basic Help file states the following about the HasLegend argument for the ChartWizard Method:

   Optional. True to include a legend.

This information implies that if the HasLegend argument is omitted, the chart will be created without a legend. This information is incorrect.

WORKAROUND

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To include a legend in the chart, either omit the HasLegend argument or include the argument as in the following example:

   HasLegend:=True

   -or-

   HasLegend:=1

To create a chart without a legend, use one of the following two methods.

Method 1:   Omit the HasLegend argument of the ChartWizard method and
            include the following line after the ChartWizard statement:

               ActiveChart.HasLegend = False

Method 2:   Set the HasLegend argument of the ChartWizard Method as
            follows:

               HasLegend:=2

            NOTE: Setting the HasLegend argument of ChartWizard to FALSE
            will result in the following error message:

               Run-time error '1004':
               ChartWizard method of Chart class failed

REFERENCES

For more information about the ChartWizard Method, choose the Search button in Programming with Visual Basic Help and type:

   ChartWizard Method

Additional query words: 5.00 5.00a 5.00c 7.00 7.00a XL5 XL7

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Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0c,7.0; MACINTOSH:5.0,5.0a
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: May 17, 1999