XL98: BottomRightCell/TopLeftCell Incorrect with Merged Cell

ID: Q178770

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, if you run a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro or procedure that checks the BottomRightCell property or TopLeftCell property of a drawing object, AutoShape, chart, or other object, the address of the cell may appear to be incorrect.

CAUSE

This problem occurs if the BottomRightCell or TopLeftCell returns the address of a merged cell.

WORKAROUND

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If you want to return the address of the merged cell that lies beneath the upper-left corner or the lower-right corner of an object, modify the code so that it checks the address of the upper-leftmost cell of the MergeArea that lies beneath the object. For example, instead of using the following code:

   X = ActiveSheet.Shapes(1).TopLeftCell.Address

use this code:

   X = ActiveSheet.Shapes(1).TopLeftCell.MergeArea.Resize(1, 1).Address

The MergeArea property returns the entire range of cells that is merged into a single cell. The Resize method returns the upper-leftmost cell of the MergeArea. The Address property returns the address of the merged cell.

You can use the same process with the BottomRightCell property of objects.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

When you check the BottomRightCell property or the TopLeftCell property of an object in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, the property does not recognize that the worksheet may contain merged cells. As a result, each property returns the address of the cell that would have been under the upper-left or lower-right corner of the object if the cells had not been merged.

Additional query words: XL98

Keywords          : xlvbahowto xlvbainfo xlformat xldraw 
Version           : MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: May 18, 1999