XL97: Open Event Macro May Not Activate a Worksheet

• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

If you have an Open event macro for your workbook and this macro has code to activate a worksheet, the macro will run, but the worksheet may not be activated.

CAUSE

Your Open event macro may not activate a worksheet if both of the following are true:

• You have a custom function, either in the workbook with the Open event macro, or another workbook in memory.

      -and-
  

• Your custom function uses the Volatile method.

RESOLUTION

To workaround this issue, do either of the following:

• Remove the line of code containing the Volatile method from your custom function.

      -or-
  

• Use an Auto_Open macro instead of an Open event macro for the workbook.

   http://www.microsoft.com/supportnet/refguide/

   Private Sub Workbook_Open()

      Sheet2.Activate

   End Sub

   Sub Auto_Open()

      Sheet2.Activate

   End Sub

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.

REFERENCES

For more information about the Open Event, click the Office Assistant in the Visual Basic Editor, type "open event," click Search, and then click to view "Open Event."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q120802
   TITLE     : Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office
               Program or Component