XL2000: Run-Time Errors Using UserForms Collection

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This article was previously published under Q207714

SYMPTOMS

When you refer to the UserForms collection in a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro, you may receive one of the following error messages:

Run-time error '13':
Type mismatch

-or-

Run-time error '9': Subscript out of range

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The UserForms collection is a collection of currently loaded UserForms; however, it does not provide its list as a property of the collection. Therefore, a statement such as UserForms(1).Show returns run-time error 9. In order to refer to an item in the UserForms collection, you must first add the UserForm list element to the UserForms collection.

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WORKAROUND

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To refer to a UserForm within a UserForms collection and return a property or method for the UserForm, use either of the following methods.

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Method 1: Create a UserForm Object

The following subroutine displays a UserForm that already is created.

   Sub ShowForm()
       'Create an object called "x" to refer to UserForm1.
       set x = VBA.UserForms.Add("UserForm1")
       'Display the name of UserForm1.
       MsgBox x.Name
       'Show UserForm1.
       x.Show
   End Sub

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Method 2: Refer Directly to the UserForm

The following two statements display a UserForm that already is created:

   UserForm1.Show

   -or-

   VBA.UserForms.Add("UserForm1").Show

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Method 3: Reference the Item Property (index) of the UserForm

The following subroutine displays a UserForm that already is created.

   Sub ShowForm()
       'Open UserForm1 into memory.
       Load UserForm1
       'Count the loaded UserForms and subtract one
       'because UserForm indexes start at zero.
       x = UserForms.Count - 1
       'Show UserForm1.
       UserForms.Item(x).Show
   End Sub

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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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REFERENCES

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

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