XL2000: Problems Using Recorded Macro That Creates Map Object

When you record and then run a macro that embeds a Microsoft Map object in a worksheet, the position and size of the map may differ from the map that you created when you recorded the macro.

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To work around this problem, modify the macro to set the proper coordinates for the map object. The following steps illustrate how to record and modify a macro that embeds a Microsoft Map object on your worksheet.

NOTE: If you have not already done so, add the Map button to a custom toolbar.

Add the Map Button to a Toolbar

1. Show the toolbar that you want to add the Map button to.
2. On the Tools menu, click Customize, and then click the Commands tab.
3. In the Categories list, click Insert.
4. Drag Map from the Commands list to the toolbar that you want.

Recording the Macro

1. In Microsoft Excel, open a new workbook.
2. In cells A1:B1 on Sheet1, type the following:

         A1: Mexico     B1: 100
   					

3. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Record New Macro.
4. Type CreateMap in the Macro name box, and then click OK to start recording.
5. Select cells A1:B1.
6. Click the Map button on the toolbar, and then draw the map on Sheet1.
   
   NOTE: If you get the following error message:
   The Microsoft Map data file EUROPE.IND was not found.
   click OK, and the Multiple Maps Available dialog box will appear.
7. If the Multiple Maps Available dialog box appears, select a map, and then click OK.
8. Select cell A1 on the worksheet to deactivate the map object.
9. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Stop Recording.

Modifying the Macro

1. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros.
2. Select the CreateMap macro, and then click Edit. The CreateMap macro appears in the Code window in the Visual Basic Editor. It will look similar to the following example:

   Sub CreateMap()
   
      Range("A1:B2").Select
      Range("B2").Activate
      ActiveSheet.OLEObjects.Add(ClassType:="MSMap.8", Link:=False, _
         DisplayAsIcon:=False, Left:=3.75, Top:=9, Width:=3.75, _
         Height:=9).Activate
      Application.CutCopyMode = False
      Range("A1").Select
   End Sub
   					

3. Modify the macro to look like the following example:

   Sub CreateMap()
   
      Range("A1:B2").Select
      Range("B2").Activate
      ActiveSheet.OLEObjects.Add(ClassType:="MSMap.8", Link:=False, _
         DisplayAsIcon:=False, Left:=50, Top:=50, Width:=200, _
         Height:=160).Activate
      Range("A1").Select
   End Sub
   						

   Notice that you change the arguments for the Add method for the OLEObjects collection to indicate the coordinates and size of the data map. You do not need to remove the Application.CutCopyMode = False line.
4. On the File menu, click Close and Return to Microsoft Excel.

To run the macro, on Sheet1, point to Macro on the Tools menu, click Macros, select the macro CreateMap, and then click Run.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Excel 2000.

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