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XL2000: Cannot Use Array as Source Argument with SeriesCollection


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Symptoms

In Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications, you cannot add a new series to a chart in Microsoft Excel using an array as the Source argument with the Add method of the SeriesCollection object. If you specify the new data as an array of data points, you receive the following error message and your data points are not added to the chart:
Run-time error '1004': Reference is not valid.

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Workaround

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Method 1: Create a New Series from an Array

Although you cannot create a new series from an array in one statement, it is possible to use two steps to complete the task. The following is an example of using this two-step method:
Sub Series() 
     Sheets("Sheet1").Select ActiveSheet.ChartObjects(1).Select 
     Set ns = ActiveChart.SeriesCollection.NewSeries 
     With ns 
          .Values = Array(5, 6, 7) 
     End With 
End Sub
				

Method 2: Use the Add Method

To add a new series to a chart in Microsoft Excel using the Add method of the SeriesCollection object, use a Range as the Source argument. For example, to add the range C1:C4 on Sheet1 as a new series to the active chart, use the following syntax:
   ActiveChart.SeriesCollection.Add _
       Source:=Sheets("Sheet1").Range("C1:C4")
				

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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More information

The information in the Visual Basic Reference in Help incorrectly states that the source argument of the Add method (SeriesCollection) specifies the new data and can be either a Range or an array of data points. However, specifying an array of data points as a series with the Add method will produce the error stated above.

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References

For more information about the Add Method, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type Add Method (Excel) in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

For more information about the Array Function, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type Array Function in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

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Keywords: KB213653, kbprogramming, kbpending, kberrmsg, kbdtacode, kbbug

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Article Info
Article ID : 213653
Revision : 7
Created on : 11/23/2006
Published on : 11/23/2006
Exists online : False
Views : 262