ActiveSheet.Name not working when used with ActiveChart.Location? 1

[KiwiSteve]

I have a macro which constructs a chart - it works fine with hard-coded sheet names, but I need it to work on other sheets. When I substitute the sheet name with ActiveSheet.Name it no longer works...

eg. This works:

ActiveChart.Location Where:=xlLocationAsObject, _
Name:= "JAN05 (01FEB05 @ 1524)"

This doesn't:

ActiveChart.Location Where:=xlLocationAsObject, _
Name:=ActiveSheet.Name

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I've been stuck on this now for 2 days!

Regards,
Steve

 

[SkipVought]

Hi,

Problem is, the active THING is NOT a sheet; rather its a CHART.

if you go to the VB Editor and STEP thru the code, you'll see that your new chart is originally a Chart Sheet and NOT an embedded chart in a worksheet.


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[KiwiSteve]

Thanks for the tip!

Setting up the sheet name outside the "charting block"...

Dim SheetName As String
SheetName = ActiveSheet.Name

...followed by...

ActiveChart.Location _
Where:=xlLocationAsObject, _
Name:=SheetName


Did the trick nicely.

 

[SkipVought]

I would get in the habit of NOT relying on SELECT and ACTIVATE, referring to ActiveWhatever. Rather refer to SPECIFIC objects. Selecting and Activating slows down your program and can be confusing.

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