Appendix C: VBA Error Codes

This Appendix contains a complete listing of the error codes for all trappable errors in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). This information is useful for error trapping. For complete details, consult Excel's help system.

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Error Code	Message
3	Return without GoSub .
5	Invalid procedure call or argument.
6	Overflow (for example, value too large for an integer).
7	Out of memory. This error rarely refers to the amount of physical memory installed on your system. Rather, it usually refers to a fixed- size area of memory used by Excel or Windows (for example, the area used for graphics or custom formats).
9	Subscript out of range. You will also get this error message if a named item is not found in a collection of objects. For example, if your code refers to Sheets("Sheet2") , and Sheet2 does not exist.
10	This array is fixed or temporarily locked.
11	Division by zero.
13	Type mismatch.
14	Out of string space.
16	Expression too complex.
17	Can't perform requested operation.
18	User interrupt occurred. This error occurs if the user interrupts a macro by pressing the Cancel key.
20	Resume without error. This error probably indicates that you forgot the Exit Sub statement before your error handler code.
28	Out of stack space.
35 Sub	or Function not defined.
47	Too many Dynamic Link Library (DLL) application clients .
48	Error in loading DLL.
49	Bad DLL calling convention.
51	Internal error.
52	Bad filename or number.
53	File not found.
54	Bad file mode.
55	File already open.
57	Device Input/Output (I/O) error.
58	File already exists.
59	Bad record length.
61	Disk full.
62	Input past end of file.
63	Bad record number.
67	Too many files.
68	Device unavailable.
70	Permission denied .
71	Disk not ready.
74	Can't rename with different drive.
75	Path/File access error.
76	Path not found.

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Error Code	Message
91	Object variable or With block variable not set. This error occurs if you don't use Set at the beginning of a statement that creates an object variable. Or, it occurs if you refer to a worksheet object (such as ActiveCell ) when a chart sheet is active.
92 For	loop not initialized .
93	Invalid pattern string.
94	Invalid use of Null .
96	Unable to sink events of object because the object is already firing events to the maximum number of event receivers that it supports.
97	Cannot call friend function on object that is not an instance of defining class.
98	A property or method call cannot include a reference to a private object, either as an argument or as a return value.
321	Invalid file format.
322	Can't create necessary temporary file.
325	Invalid format in resource file.
380	Invalid property value.
381	Invalid property array index.
382 Set	not supported at runtime.
383 Set	not supported (read-only property).
385	Need property array index.
387 Set	not permitted.
393 Get	not supported at runtime.
394 Get	not supported (write-only property).
422	Property not found.
423	Property or method not found.
424	Object required. This error occurs if text preceding a dot is not recognized as an object.
429	ActiveX component can't create object (might be a registration problem with a library that you've referenced).
430	Class doesn't support Automation or doesn't support expected interface.
432	Filename or class name not found during Automation operation.
438	Object doesn't support this property or method.
440	Automation error.
442	Connection to type library or object library for remote process has been lost. Press OK for dialog box to remove reference.
443	Automation object does not have a default value.
445	Object doesn't support this action.
446	Object doesn't support named arguments.
447	Object doesn't support current locale setting.
448	Named argument not found.
449	Argument not optional.
450	Wrong number of arguments or invalid property assignment.
451 Property Let	procedure not defined, and Property Get procedure did not return an object.
452	Invalid ordinal.
453	Specified DLL function not found.
454	Code resource not found.
455	Code resource lock error.
457	Key is already associated with an element of this collection.
458	Variable uses an Automation type not supported in Visual Basic.
459	Object or class does not support the set of events.
460	Invalid Clipboard format.
461	Method or data member not found.
462	Remote server machine doesn't exist or is unavailable.
463	Class not registered on local machine.
481	Invalid picture.
482	Printer error.
735	Can't save file to TEMP.
744	Search text not found.
746	Replacements too long.
1004	Application-defined or object-defined error. This is a very common catch-all error message. This error occurs when an error doesn't correspond to an error defined by VBA. In other words, the error is defined by Excel (or some other object) and is propagated back to VBA.