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(303836) - When you run a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro to display the Templates dialog box ( xlDialogNew ) for creating a new file, Excel displays the New Workbook task pane instead. The macro does not pause for you to select a file or...

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Article ID: 303836 - Last Review: January 31, 2007 - Revision: 3.2

Cannot access the Templates dialog box from a VBA macro in Excel 2002

This article was previously published under Q303836

SYMPTOMS

When you run a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro to display the Templates dialog box (xlDialogNew) for creating a new file, Microsoft Excel displays the New Workbook task pane instead. The macro does not pause for you to select a file or a template to open, nor does it capture your selection.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
307841  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=307841/ ) OFFXP: How to obtain the latest Office XP service pack
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
   Date         Time      Version    Size    File name     
   --------------------------------------------------------
   09-AUG-2001  18:28:16  10.0.3207  8.74MB  Excel.exe
   09-AUG-2001  18:28:20  10.0.3207  2.04MB  Graph.exe       
				

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 1.

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
Keywords: 
kbbug kbdtacode kbfix kbofficexpsp1fix KB303836
       

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