VBA - MsgBox icons missing

[Ian Page]

Raw beginner here....

My statement -
MsgBox "my text", vbExclamation
produces appropriate text
but only a *generic* XL icon

so does vbQuestion
so does vbCritical
etc

Am I missing some files?
Have I got it wrong?

Thanks IA

 

[JE McGimpsey]

Raw beginner here....

My statement -
MsgBox "my text", vbExclamation
produces appropriate text
but only a *generic* XL icon

so does vbQuestion
so does vbCritical
etc

Am I missing some files?
Have I got it wrong?

You've got it right - it's a bug. Works the same in Word. MS knows about
it, though I suspect it's not high on their priority list of things to
fix.

 

[Edwin Tam]

You may think of it (or accept it) as one of the "feature differences"
between the PC and the Mac Excel. Forget about what is described in the VBA
online help, and accept it as an original "design difference".

You may not see any change, or this difference being "corrected" in any
upcoming software updates of Excel 2004.

Also, instead of saying that this point is of low priority in MS's "fix
list", it could be more precise to say that the whole VBA on the Mac is of a
low priority in the Mac Office's fix list.


Regards,
Edwin Tam
(e-mail address removed)
http://www.vonixx.com

 

[JE McGimpsey]

You may think of it (or accept it) as one of the "feature differences"
between the PC and the Mac Excel. Forget about what is described in the VBA
online help, and accept it as an original "design difference".

It would be easier to think of it as a feature if Office98 and Office01
didn't handle the icons properly. The "original" difference was
introduced in Office v.X.

You may not see any change, or this difference being "corrected" in any
upcoming software updates of Excel 2004.

Is there some reason why it wouldn't? SP1 had VBA fixes. I don't have
any reason to expect that an upcoming update/upgrade won't have VBA
fixes. OTOH, I have no special reason to think that this particular
issues will be addressed.

Also, instead of saying that this point is of low priority in MS's "fix
list", it could be more precise to say that the whole VBA on the Mac is of a
low priority in the Mac Office's fix list.

While it's true that VBA is itself a low priority, that shouldn't be
confined to the Mac. It's not being updated in WinOffice, either.