expected variable or Function

[Kawg]

Hey all,

I have a strange problem (or I should say strange to me) and I am hoping some one can shed some light on it, I am hung up on a couple of macros:

I have two macros with the following code in the beginning:

Rows("1:1").Select
Selection.Insert Shift:=xlDOWN

When I execute them, I get an error that reads 'expected Function or variable' and it highlights the above line, 'xlDOWN'.

I ran these macros successfully before, so I don't know what could be the issue. Any input helpful,

Thanks,

Kawg

 

[Damon Ostrander]

Hi Kawg,

I recommend you use:

Rows(1).Insert

It is unnecessary to do the select. In addition, since the range is an entire row, shifting down is the only option. The shift argument only needs to be used when you are inserting cells, not complete rows or columns. Also, the constant xlDOWN should have been xlShiftDown.

 

[Kawg]

Thanks, Damon,

Since I don't know how to write vb I record the macro and go in to clean it up. For some reason that macro worked with the code as it was and mysteriously started putting up an error message.

Thanks for clearing it up!

Kawg