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"Out of Memory" error running Sub procedure

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Symptoms

If you run a Sub procedure that uses the Cells property in Microsoft Excel, you may receive the following error message:
Run-time error '450':
Wrong number of arguments or invalid property assignment
You may receive this error message even though the procedure ran successfully in versions of Excel that were earlier than Excel 97.

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Cause

This behavior may occur if you incorrectly use the Cells property. For example, the following Sub procedure runs without error in versions of Excel that are earlier than Excel 97, but generates a run-time error in Microsoft Excel 2002 and later versions of Excel: 
Sub Cells_Test1()

   For i = 1 To 5
      For j = 1 To 6
         ActiveSheet.Cells.Value(i, 7) = _
         ActiveSheet.Cells.Value(i, 7) + ActiveSheet.Cells.Value(i, j)
      Next
    Next
End Sub

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Resolution

Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language being demonstrated and the tools used to create and debug procedures. Microsoft support professionals can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific needs.
If you have limited programming experience, you may want to contact a Microsoft Certified Partner or Microsoft Advisory Services. For more information, visit these Microsoft Web sites:

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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 resolve this problem, place the arguments for the Cells property immediately after the Cells keyword. For example, modify the sample procedure as follows: 
Sub Cells_Test2()

   For i = 1 To 5
      For j = 1 To 6
         ActiveSheet.Cells(i, 7).Value = _
         ActiveSheet.Cells(i, 7).Value + ActiveSheet.Cells(i, j).Value
      Next
    Next

End Sub

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Keywords: KB291067, kbprogramming, kbprb, kberrmsg, kbdtacode

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Article Info
Article ID : 291067
Revision : 6
Created on : 1/31/2007
Published on : 1/31/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 354