XL97: Visible Property Does Not Apply to All CommandBars

ID: Q166101

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to hide or show a commandbar in a Visual Basic for Applications macro you may receive the following error message: 

   Run-time error '-2147467259 (80004005)':
   Method 'Visible' of object 'CommandBar' failed

CAUSE

This problem will occur if you attempt to hide or show a Commandbar to which the Visible property does not apply.

WORKAROUND

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The following example will loop through all of the CommandBars and display the CommandBar name in a message box, without generating the error message mentioned above.

NOTE: The "MsgBox ComBar.Name" line in the macro below is for demonstration purposes. There are over 80 CommandBars that use the Visible property, so you will receive over 80 message boxes. Remove this line if the macro is taking too long to run. 

   Sub Command_Bars()
       On Error Resume Next
       For Each ComBar In Application.CommandBars
           ComBar.Visible = False
           MsgBox ComBar.Name
       Next ComBar
   End Sub
An On Error statement was inserted before the For Each loop. If you run the macro without the On Error statement, you will receive the error message mentioned above.

MORE INFORMATION

Not all of the CommandBar items support the Visible property. Below is a list of CommandBar items that are known to generate the error message mentioned above, when used with the Visible property. 

   Index   CommandBar
   --------------------------------
   19      Query and Pivot
   20      Workbook tabs
   21      Cell
   22      Column
   23      Row
   24      Cell
   25      Column
   26      Row
   27      Ply
   28      XLM Cell
   29      Document
   30      Desktop
   31      Nondefault Drag and Drop
   32      AutoFill
   33      Button
   34      Dialog
   35      Series
   36      Plot Area
   37      Floor and Walls
   38      Trendline
   39      Chart
   40      Formula Bar
   41      PivotTable Context Menu
   42      Query
   43      Query Layout
   44      AutoCalculate
   45      Object/Plot
   46      Title Bar (Charting)
   47      Layout
   70      Shapes
   71      Inactive Chart
   72      Excel Control
   73      Curve
   74      Curve Node
   75      Curve Segment
   76      Pictures Context Menu
   77      OLE Object
   78      ActiveX Control
   79      WordArt Context Menu
   80      Rotate Mode
   81      Connector
   82      &Wizard
   83      Add Command
   84      Built-in Menus
   85      System
These CommandBars are used for context-sensitive menus and items such as the current list of sheets in a workbook.

Additional query words: XL97 xlvbmigrate 

Keywords          : kberrmsg kbprg kbdta KbVBA 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: June 30, 1999