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XL2000: Error Message: Run-Time Error: -2147417848 (80010108) 'Position' Method Failed: 'PivotField' Object


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Symptoms

When you run a "Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications" macro, you may receive the following error message:
Run-time error: -2147417848 (80010108) 'Position' method failed: 'PivotField' object

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Cause

This problem may occur when you run a macro multiple times, and the macro creates and formats a series of Pivot Tables.

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Resolution

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.
The version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
   Date          Time       Size        File name     
   ----------------------------------------------------
   26-Mar-2002   18:35:12   1,854,856   Excel.msp
   26-Mar-2002   19:49:18   4,462,444   Excel_Admin.msp
				
After the hotfix is installed, the following files will have the listed attributes or later:
   Date          Time       Version      Size        File name     
   -----------------------------------------------------------
   26-Mar-2002   13:20:50   9.0.0.6321   7,159,853   Excel.exe
				

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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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Keywords: KB318218, kboffice2000sp3fix, kboffice2000presp3fix, kbfix, kbbug, kbprb, kbhotfixserver, kbqfe, kbautohotfix

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Article Info
Article ID : 318218
Revision : 7
Created on : 2/1/2007
Published on : 2/1/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 443