Excel: GP Fault Using GET.OBJECT() with Workbooks

 Last reviewed: July 16, 1997
Article ID: Q87472

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

Using GET.OBJECT(10) causes a general protection (GP) fault in version 4.0 of Microsoft Excel for Windows if the selected object is a button assigned to a macro that resides in another closed workbook.

MORE INFORMATION

GET.OBJECT(10) returns the name of the object, including the filename of the macro assigned to it.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in version 4.0 of Excel for Windows. This problem was corrected in version 4.0a of Microsoft Excel for Windows.

REFERENCES

"Function Reference," version 4.0, pages 202-205

Additional query words: 4.00

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Last reviewed: July 16, 1997
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