XL2000: Error Message When You Run Recorded Macro That Resizes a Line

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This article was previously published under Q211814

Symptoms

When you run a recorded macro, you may receive the following error message:

Run-time error '-2147024809 (80070057)': The item with the specified name wasn't found.

Cause

This problem can occur when you resize a line or arrow while you are recording a Visual Basic for Applications macro.

If you resize a line or arrow while recording a macro, Microsoft Excel writes the name of the line or arrow in the macro. When you run the macro, if the name of the line or arrow noted in the macro is different from the name of the selected line or arrow, you receive the error message.

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Workaround

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For more information about the support options that are available and about how to contact Microsoft, visit the following Microsoft Web site:http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS To prevent this problem from occurring, remove the "hard-coded" line or arrow name from the macro code before you run the macro. For example, if the recorded macro code looks similar to the following

   Selection.ShapeRange.Item("Line 4").Left = 65.25
   Selection.ShapeRange.Item("Line 4").Width = 204.75
   Selection.ShapeRange.Item("Line 4").Top = 34.5
   Selection.ShapeRange.Item("Line 4").Height = 182.25

remove the Item("Line 4") from each line of code so that the code looks similar to the following:

   Selection.ShapeRange.Left = 65.25
   Selection.ShapeRange.Width = 204.75
   Selection.ShapeRange.Top = 34.5
   Selection.ShapeRange.Height = 182.25

The macro code works correctly as long as the line or arrow is selected.

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