XL98: Macro Command Menubars (xlWorkBook) Is Not Valid

 Last reviewed: February 2, 1998
Article ID: Q178736
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you run a macro to display the Microsoft Excel 4.0 menu bar, the menu bar does not appear, and no error message is displayed.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when you use the constant xlworkbook to display the Microsoft Excel 4.0 menu bar. This menu bar is no longer available in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition.

STATUS

This behavior is by design of Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition.

MORE INFORMATION

In Excel 98, menu bars and toolbars are referred to as the same programmable object type (command bar). You can use Visual Basic for Applications to manipulate the built-in command bars in Excel 98. Although command bars are recommended over menu bars, the menu bars object is used for backward compatibility with earlier versions of Microsoft Excel.

For additional information about using CommandBars, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   Article-ID: Q166755
   TITLE     : XL97: WE1183: "Customizing Menu Bars, Menus, and Menu Items"

Additional query words: XL98
Keywords : xlminfo
Version : MACINTOSH:98
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbprb
Solution Type : kbworkaround

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Last reviewed: February 2, 1998
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