XL97: Compile Error Running Recorded Macro That Uses Solver

ID: Q171750

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you run a Visual Basic for Applications macro that you created by using the macro recorder, you may receive the following error message:

   Compile error:
   Sub or Function not defined

CAUSE

The problem occurs when you run a recorded a macro that uses the Solver add- in and you do not reference the Solver add-in.

RESOLUTION

To resolve the problem, create a reference to the Solver add-in. To create a reference to the Solver add-in, follow these steps:

1. Start the Visual Basic Editor (press ALT+F11).

2. On the Tools menu, click References.

3. Select Solver.xla, and then click OK.

   NOTE: The Solver.xla file is located in C:\Program Files\Microsoft
   Office\Office\Library\Solver.

STATUS

This behavior is by design of Microsoft Excel.

REFERENCES

For more information about using references, click the Office Assistant in the Visual Basic Editor, type "references," click Search, and then click to view "Set a Reference to a Type Library."

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: Q120802
   TITLE     : Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office
               Program or Component

Keywords          : kbprg kbtool kbdta KbVBA 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: December 8, 1998