XL: ActivatePrevious Method Uses Z-Order Defined by User

ID: Q131290

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

The ActivatePrevious and ActivateNext methods may not activate windows in the order that you expect.

WORKAROUND

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To work around this problem, use the following procedure.

Sample Visual Basic Procedure

   Sub Test()

       ' Create a new window.
       ActiveWindow.NewWindow

       ' Create a second new window.
       ActiveWindow.NewWindow

       ' For each open window, display the name of the window.
       For Each x In Windows
           MsgBox x.Caption
       Next x

   End Sub

STATUS

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

Additional query words: 5.00 5.00a 5.00c 7.00 7.00a XL98 XL97 XL7 XL5 

Keywords          : kbprg kbdta kbdtacode PgmOthr KbVBA 
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0c,7.0,7.0a,97; MACINTOSH:5.0,5.0a,98
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: May 18, 1999