XL97: Export Method Code Example in Help Is Incorrect

ID: Q166338

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel 97, when you run a Visual Basic for Applications macro that exports a chart into a GIF file, you may receive the following error message:

   Run-time error '1004':
   Application-defined or object-defined error

CAUSE

This problem occurs if you use the OutputFileName argument with the Export method. Note that this argument is used in the example code for the topic for the Export method in the Microsoft Excel Visual Basic Help file. The argument in the example is as follows:

   Charts(1).Export _
       OutputFileName:="current_sales.gif", FilterName:="GIF"

This problem occurs because the Export method has no OutputFileName argument.

RESOLUTION

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To resolve this problem, change the argument name from OutputFileName to FileName. For example, use the following code:

   Charts(1).Export FileName:="current_sales.gif", FilterName:="GIF"

After you do this, the command works correctly.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

You can use the Export method in a macro to export a chart into a graphic file, such as a GIF file, a JPEG file, or any other format for which a graphics filter is installed.

Additional query words: XL97

Keywords          : kbprg kbdocerr xlvbahowto xlvbainfo 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: May 17, 1999