Error messages

• A compatible ActiveX component must be a Visual Basic executable or a DLL
• A form can't be moved or sized while minimized or maximized
• A module is not a valid type
• A procedure of that name already exists
• A procedure with a ParamArray argument cannot be called with named arguments
• A property or method call cannot include a reference to a private object (Error 98)
• ActiveX component can't create object or return reference to this object (Error 429)
• ActiveX component did not run correctly (Error 338)
• ActiveX component not correctly registered (Error 336)
• ActiveX control 'item' not found (Error 363)
• Add-in can't reference project
• Ambiguous name detected
• Ambiguous selection
• Application-defined or object-defined error
• Argument not optional (Error 449)
• Argument required for property Let or property Set
• Array already dimensioned
• Array argument must be ByRef
• Assignment to constant not permitted
• Automation error (Error 440)
• Automation object doesn't have a default value (Error 443)
• Bad DLL calling convention (Error 49)
• Bad file mode (Error 54)
• Bad file name or number (Error 52)
• Bad interface for Implements: interface contains data fields
• Bad interface for Implements: interface is derived from another pure interface with non-restricted methods
• Bad interface for Implements: interface is not derived from Iunknown
• Bad interface for Implements: method does not return HRESULT
• Bad interface for Implements: method has out-only or LCID parameter
• Bad interface for Implements: method has parameter with too many levels of indirection
• Bad interface for Implements: method has underscore in name
• Bad interface for Implements: methods uses type that is not supported by Visual Basic
• Bad record length (Error 59)
• Bad record number (Error 63)
• Beginning of search scope has been reached; do you want to continue from the end?
• Block If without End If
• Breakpoint not allowed on this line
• ByRef argument type mismatch
• Calling convention not supported by Visual Basic
• Cannot define a KWID_tkPUBLIC user-defined type within a private object module
• Cannot display specified name because it is hidden
• Cannot handle events for the object specified
• Cannot jump to specified type because it is in the specified library, which is not currently referenced
• Can't add a reference to the specified file
• Can't assign or coerce array of fixed-length string or user-defined type to variant
• Can't assign to an array
• Can't call Friend procedure on an object that isn't an instance of the defining class (Error 97)
• Can't change data types of array elements
• Can't create AutoRedraw image (Error 480)
• Can't create necessary temporary file (Error 322)
• Can't display hidden procedure
• Can't display system information
• Can't edit module
• Can't empty Clipboard (Error 520)
• Can't enter break mode at this time
• Can't execute code in break mode
• Can't execute immediate statements in design mode
• Can't exit design mode because control can't be created
• Can't find DLL entry point in specified DLL
• Can't find project or library
• Can't find Windows Help .exe file
• Can't Get or Put user-defined type containing object reference
• Can't have paramarrays with optional arguments
• Can't load module; invalid format
• Can't load or unload this object (Error 361)
• Can't make an assignment to a read-only property
• Can't open Clipboard (Error 521)
• Can't perform operation because the project is protected
• Can't perform requested operation (Error 17)
• Can't perform requested operation since the module is hidden
• Can't place conditional breakpoint on an array
• Can't print form image to this type of printer (Error 486)
• Can't print minimized form image
• Can't quit at this time
• Can't record into running module
• Can't ReDim, Erase, or assign to variant that contains array whose element is with object
• Can't remove control or reference; in use
• Can't remove default reference
• Can't rename with different drive (Error 74)
• Can't save file to TEMP directory (Error 735)
• Can't set the project name at this time
• Can't show non-modal form when modal form is displayed
• Can't sink this object's events because it's already firing events to the maximum number of supported event recipients (Error 96)
• Can't start new recording until current session is ended
• Can't use character device names in file names: 'item' (Error 320)
• Case Else outside Select Case
• Case without Select Case
• Circular dependencies between modules
• Class doesn't support Automation (Error 430)
• Class is not set (Error 31018)
• Class not registered on local machine (Error 463)
• Class not registered. 'item 1'
• Code execution has been interrupted
• Code resource lock error (Error 455)
• Code resource not found (Error 454)
• Compile error in hidden module:
• Component could not successfully create requested object
• Component 'item' or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: a file is missing or invalid
• Component not correctly registered
• Component not found in registered location
• Conflicting attributes were found in 'item'. The defaults will be used
• Conflicting names were found in 'item1'. The name 'item2' will be used
• Connection to type library or object library for remote process has been lost (Error 442)
• Constant expression required
• Constants, fixed-length strings, arrays, user-defined types, and Declare statements not allowed as Public members of an object module
• Could not access system registry (Error 335)
• Could not create reference: 'item'
• Could not execute specified program
• Could not start Internet Explorer
• Current module does not support Print method
• Cyclic reference of projects not allowed
• Data types displayed in Locals Window
• Data value named not found (Error 327)
• Definitions of property procedures for the same property are inconsistent
• Deftype statements must precede declarations
• Destination label too far away; loop, Select Case, or block if too large
• Device I/O error (Error 57)
• Device unavailable (Error 68)
• Disk full (Error 61)
• Disk not ready (Error 71)
• Display more load errors?
• Division by zero (Error 11)
• Do without Loop
• Do you want to export specified object before removing it?
• Duplicate declaration in current scope
• Duplicate definition
• Duplicate Deftype statement
• Duplicate Option statement
• Duplicate procedure name
• Duplicate resources with same type and name
• Edit can't be undone--proceed anyway?
• #Else clause must be preceded by a matching #If
• #Else If, #Else, or #End If must be preceded by a matching #If
• #Else without #If
• #ElseIf must be preceded by a matching #If or #ElseIf and followed by an #ElseIf, #Else, or #End If
• Empty Enum type not allowed
• Empty watch expression
• End If without block If
• End of search scope has been reached; do you want to continue from the beginning?
• End Select without Select Case
• End with without with
• Enum types defined in standard modules or private classes cannot be used in public object modules as parameters or return types for public procedures, as public data members, or as fields of public user defined types
• Error accessing the system registry
• Error in loading DLL (Error 48)
• Error loading from file (Error 31037)
• Error loading 'item'. A control could not be loaded due to load error. Continue?
• Error loading 'item'. An error was encountered loading a property. Continue?
• Error saving to file (Error 31036)
• Errors during load. Refer to 'item' for details
• Errors occurred during load
• Event handler is invalid
• Event not found
• Exit Do not within Do...Loop
• Exit For not within For...Next
• Exit function not allowed in sub or property
• Exit property not allowed in function or sub
• Exit Sub not allowed in function or property
• Expected array
• Expected End function
• Expected End property
• Expected End Sub
• Expected End With
• Expected function or variable
• Expected procedure, not module
• Expected procedure, not project or library
• Expected procedure, not user-defined type
• Expected procedure, not variable
• Expected sub, function, or property
• Expected user-defined type, not project
• Expected variable or procedure, not Enum type
• Expected variable or procedure, not module
• Expected variable or procedure, not project
• Expected: error
• Expression too complex (Error 16)
• External name not defined
• Failed to activate control 'item 1'. This control may be incompatible with your application. Make sure you are using the version of the control that was provided with your application
• Failed to load control 'item1' from 'item2'. your version of 'item2' may be outdated. Make sure you are using the version of the control that was provided with your application
• File already exists (Error 58)
• File already open (Error 55)
• File format no longer supported
• File is read-only
• File not found (Error 53)
• File specified was not found
• Filename or class name not found during Automation operation (Error 432)
• Fixed or static data can't be larger than 64K
• Fixed-length strings and use of the 'new' qualifier are not allowed for fields in a public user defined type defined in an object module
• Fixed-length strings not allowed as the type of a public member of an object module; private object modules not allowed as the type of a public member of a public object module
• For control variable already in use
• For Each can only iterate over a collection object or an array
• For Each control variable must be variant or object
• For Each control variable on arrays must be variant
• For Each may not be used on array of user-defined type or fixed-length strings
• For loop not initialized (Error 92)
• For without Next
• Form already displayed; can't show modally (Error 400)
• Form not found (Error 424)
• Forward reference to user-defined type
• Function call on left-hand side of assignment must return variant or object
• Function marked as restricted or uses a type not supported in Visual Basic
• Identifier too long
• Identifier under cursor isn't a procedure name
• Illegal parameter. Can't write arrays (Error 328)
• Illegal parameter. Can't write object because it does not support persistence
• Illegal parameter. Can't write user-defined type
• Incorrect DLL version
• Incorrect OLE version
• Input past end of file (Error 62)
• Insufficient Immediate window memory to create variable
• Insufficient memory to save Undo information
• Insufficient project information to load project on platform or with version now being used
• Interface not valid for Implements
• Internal error (Error 51)
• Invalid Access mode
• Invalid attribute in sub, function, or property
• Invalid Base address
• Invalid character
• Invalid Clipboard format (Error 460) [1 of 2]
• Invalid Clipboard format (Error 460) [2 of 2]
• Invalid data format
• Invalid data type for constant
• Invalid event name
• Invalid file format (Error 321) [1 of 2]
• Invalid file format (Error 321) [2 of 2]
• Invalid format in resource file (Error 325)
• Invalid in Immediate window
• Invalid inside Enum
• Invalid inside procedure
• Invalid length for fixed-length string
• Invalid Next control variable reference
• Invalid object use (Error 425)
• Invalid optional parameter type
• Invalid or unqualified reference
• Invalid ordinal (Error 452)
• Invalid outside Enum
• Invalid outside procedure
• Invalid ParamArray use
• Invalid pattern string (Error 93)
• Invalid picture (Error 481) [1 of 2]
• Invalid picture (Error 481) [2 of 2]
• Invalid picture type (Error 485)
• Invalid procedure call or argument (Error 5)
• Invalid procedure name
• Invalid property name
• Invalid property value (Error 380) [1 of 2]
• Invalid property value (Error 380) [2 of 2]
• Invalid property-array index (Error 381)
• Invalid qualifier
• Invalid ReDim
• Invalid syntax for conditional compiler constant declarations
• Invalid Template
• Invalid type-declaration character
• Invalid use of AddressOf operator
• Invalid use of base class name
• Invalid use of Me keyword
• Invalid use of new keyword
• Invalid use of Null (Error 94)
• Invalid use of object
• Invalid watch expression
• Item already exists in project
• Item cannot be added because it is referenced but not in use by any items in the project. To correct this, uncheck 'Remove information about unused ActiveX Controls' in Project options
• Item could not be loaded. Remove it from the list of available add-ins?
• Item could not be loaded
• Item could not be registered
• Item designers can only be used in DLL projects
• Item designers cannot be private
• Item designers cannot be public in ActiveX EXE projects
• Item designers must be public and cannot be used in Standard EXE projects
• Item has an old file format. When saved, it will be saved in a newer format
• Item has caused an access violation. Remove it from the list of available Add-Ins?
• Item is a binary form and can't be loaded into Visual Basic
• Item is a read-only file
• Item is a single-threaded component and cannot be used in multi-threaded projects
• Item is not a valid control type (Error 720)
• Item property can't be read at run time (Error 393)
• Item property can't be set at run time (Error 382)
• Item property is read-only (Error 383)
• Item property is write-only (Error 394)
• Item will not be loaded. Name is already in use
• 'item1' is an invalid key. The file 'item2' can't be loaded
• 'item1' is referenced by 'item2' project and cannot be updated
• Keyword not found
• Label not defined
• Language/region setting has changed
• License information for this component not found. You don't have an appropriate license to use this functionality in the design environment (Error 429)
• Line isn't an executable statement
• Line 'item1': All controls must precede menus; can't load control 'item2'
• Line 'item1': Can't create embedded object in 'item2'; license not found
• Line 'item1': Can't create embedded object in 'item2'
• Line 'item1': Can't load control 'item2'; containing control not a valid container
• Line 'item1': Can't load control 'item2'; license not found
• Line 'item1': Can't load control 'item2'; name already in use
• Line 'item1': Can't set checked property in menu 'item2'. Parent menu can't be checked
• Line 'item1': Can't set Shortcut property in menu 'item2'. Parent menu cannot have a shortcut key
• Line 'item1': Class 'item2' of control 'item3' was not a loaded control class
• Line 'item1': Class name too long; truncated to 'item2'
• Line 'item1': control name too long; truncated to 'item2'
• Line 'item1': Could not create reference: 'item2'
• Line 'item1': Did not find an index property, and control 'item2' already exists
• Line 'item1': 'item2' has a quoted string where the property name should be
• Line 'item1': Maximum nesting level for controls exceeded with 'item2'
• Line 'item1': Missing or invalid control class in file 'item2 '
• Line 'item1': Missing or invalid control name in file 'item2'
• Line 'item1': Parent menu 'item2' can't be loaded as a separator
• Line 'item1': property 'item2' in control 'item3' had an invalid property index
• Line 'item1': property 'item2' in 'item3' could not be loaded
• Line 'item1': property 'item2' in 'item3' could not be set
• Line 'item1': property 'item2' in 'item3' had an invalid file reference
• Line 'item1': property 'item2' in 'item3' had an invalid value
• Line 'item1': property 'item2' in 'item3' must be a quoted string
• Line 'item1': Syntax error: property 'item2' in 'item3' was missing an equal sign (=)
• Line 'item1': The CLSID 'item2' for 'item3' is invalid
• Line 'item1': The control name 'item2' is invalid
• Line 'item1': The file 'item2' could not be loaded
• Line 'item1': The form or MDIForm name 'item2' is already in use; can't load this form
• Line 'item1': The form or MDIForm name 'item2' is not valid; can't load this form
• Line 'item1': The property name 'item2' in 'item3' is invalid
• Line too long
• Loop without Do
• LSet allowed only on strings and user-defined types
• LSet not allowed
• Margin indicators
• Maximum number of watch expressions added
• MDI forms are not allowed in multithreaded projects. Any MDI form will be removed from this project. To keep the MDI form in the project select Cancel and change threading model to Thread Pool with only 1 thread
• Member identifier already exists in object module from which this object module derives
• Method not valid without suitable object
• Method or data member not found (Error 461)
• Missing end bracket
• Module not found
• Module too large
• Must be first statement on the line
• Must close or hide topmost modal form first (Error 402)
• Must specify which item(s) to print
• Name conflicts with existing module, project, or object library
• Name 'item' conflicts with existing module, project, or object library
• Named argument already specified
• Named argument not found (Error 448)
• Named arguments not allowed
• Need property-array index (Error 385)
• Next without For
• No creatable public component detected. Press F1 for more information
• No Help available
• No object (Error 31004)
• No text selected
• No watch expression selected
• Not a legal object name: 'item
• Not enough memory to completely save project
• Not enough memory to load file
• Not enough memory to run; quitting
• Object already loaded (Error 360)
• Object does not have a property Let procedure
• Object does not source Automation events
• Object doesn't support current locale setting (Error 447)
• Object doesn't support named arguments (Error 446)
• Object doesn't support this action (Error 445)
• Object doesn't support this property or method (Error 438)
• Object library feature not supported
• Object library for Visual Basic for Applications not found
• Object library invalid or contains references to object definitions that could not be found
• Object library not registered
• Object library's language setting incompatible with current project
• Object module must implement all procedures in interface
• Object required (Error 424)
• Object server not found (Error 337)
• Object variable not set (Error 91)
• Object was unloaded (Error 364)
• One or more files in the project have changed. Do you want to save the changes now?
• One or more instances of this object are running. Can't remove it at this time
• One or more of the properties in 'item' was bad. Some or all of the properties might not be set correctly
• Only comments may appear after End Sub, End Function, or End Property
• Only public user defined types defined in public object modules can be used as parameters or return types for public procedures of class modules or as fields of public user defined types
• Only valid in object module
• Operation not allowed in DLL
• Option Private module not permitted in object module
• Optional argument must be variant
• Other applications are currently accessing an object in your program. Ending the program now could cause errors in those programs. End program at this time?
• Out of memory (Error 31001)
• Out of memory (Error 7)
• Out of memory; some watches might have been deleted
• Out of resources
• Out of stack space (Error 28)
• Out of string space (Error 14)
• Overflow (Error 6)
• ParamArray must be declared as an array of variant
• Path not found (Error 76)
• Path/File access error (Error 75)
• Permission denied (Error 70)
• Permission to use object denied (Error 419)
• Please see the Readme file for more information on this error
• Printer driver does not support specified property (Error 483)
• Printer error (Error 482) [1 of 2]
• Printer error (Error 482) [2 of 2]
• Private Enum and user-defined types cannot be used as parameters or return types for public procedures, public data members, or fields of public user-defined types
• Private object modules cannot be used in public object modules as parameters or return types for public procedures, as public data members, or as fields of public user defined types
• Problem getting printer information from the system; make sure the printer is set up correctly. (Error 484)
• Procedure declaration does not match description of event or procedure having same name
• Procedure too large
• Procedure type mismatch
• Programmatic ID string too long 'item'. The Programmatic ID must be 39 characters or less
• Project contains too many procedure, variable, and constant names
• Project file is read-only
• Project has been modified. Do you wish to save the changes now?
• Project is unviewable
• Project not found
• Property Get can't be executed at run time (Error 393)
• Property Get can't be executed on write-only property (Error 394)
• Property Let procedure not defined and property get procedure did not return an object (Error 451)
• Property not found (Error 422)
• Property or method not found (Error 423)
• Property Set can't be executed at run time (Error 382)
• Property Set can't be used with a read-only property (Error 383)
• Property Set not permitted (Error 387)
• Qualified name disallowed in module scope
• Qualifier must be collection
• Range has no values
• Replacements too long (Error 746)
• Requested type library or wizard is not a VBA project
• Resume without error (Error 20)
• Return without GoSub (Error 3)
• RSet allowed only on strings
• Run-time error :
• Search string must be specified (VBE)
• Search string must be specified
• Search string too long or complex
• Search text isn't found
• Search text not found (Error 744)
• Seek failed: can't read/write from the disk
• Select Case without End Select
• Selected watch expression invalid
• Set Next statement can only apply to executable lines within current procedure
• SHARE.EXE required
• Specified ActiveX component not correctly registered or not found
• Specified DLL function not found (Error 453)
• Specified format doesn't match format of data (Error 461)
• Specified library or project already referenced
• Statement invalid inside Type block
• Statement invalid outside Type block
• Statement too complex
• Statements or labels invalid between Select Case and first Case
• String value too long to process; form load aborted
• Sub, function, or property not defined (Error 35)
• Subscript out of range (Error 9)
• Syntax error
• System DLL 'dll' could not be loaded (Error 298)
• System error 'item'
• The .VBP file for this project contains an invalid or corrupt library references ID
• The ActiveX Designer's Type information does not match what was saved. Unable to Load
• The application description can't be more than 2000 characters long
• The binary compatibility DLL or EXE contains a parameter type or return type whose definition cannot be found
• The binary compatibility DLL or EXE contains an Implements type whose definition cannot be found
• The code in this project must be updated for use on 64-bit systems
• The current project does not support files of this type
• The edit may make the object module incompatible with the previously specified compatible ActiveX component
• The file 'item' is marked as a version not supported by the current version of Visual Basic and won't be loaded
• The file 'item' is out of date. This program requires a later version (Error 368)
• The file 'item' was not registerable as an ActiveX Component
• The form class contained in the specified file is not supported in Visual Basic for Applications; the file can't be loaded
• The library containing this symbol is not referenced by the current project, so the symbol is undefined. Would you like to add a reference to the containing library now?
• The load behavior for 'item' could not be updated because of current registry permissions
• The project file 'item' is corrupt and can't be loaded
• The project file 'item1' contains invalid 'item2' key value. Valid range is 0 to 'item3'
• The project file 'item1' contains invalid 'item2' key value
• The project file 'item1' contains invalid key 'item2'. The project can't be loaded
• The project file 'item1' contains invalid key 'item2'
• The project name is too long. Name has been truncated
• The remote server machine does not exist or is unavailable (Error 462)
• The selected Add-In has not been confirmed to be 'Command Line Safe,' and may require some user intervention (possible UI)
• The specified file could not be loaded
• The specified object can't be used as an owner form for show() (Error 371)
• The specified region has been searched and 1 replacement was made
• The specified region has been searched and the replacements were made
• The specified region has been searched
• This action will reset your project, proceed anyway?
• This array is fixed or temporarily locked (Error 10)
• This command will stop the debugger
• This component doesn't raise any events
• This component doesn't support this set of events (Error 459)
• This control can only be used with 'item' designers
• This control cannot be used with 'item' designers
• This designer cannot be used because it uses features that are not supported in this version of Visual Basic
• This document was opened with macros disabled
• This edit requires a Reset
• This feature requires Internet Explorer 'item' or greater. You can obtain the latest version from www.microsoft.com
• This interaction between compiled and design environment components is not supported
• This key is already associated with an element of this collection (Error 457)
• This project is currently referenced by another project and cannot be closed
• This VBA project was created while running VBA in a different application. You may only open it from inside the same application in which it was created
• Too many arguments
• Too many dimensions
• Too many DLL application clients
• Too many files (Error 67)
• Too many line continuations
• Too many local, nonstatic variables
• Too many module-level variables
• Translation failed. Please check the trnslate.log file for more information
• Trappable errors
• Type mismatch (Error 13)
• Type mismatch: array or user-defined type expected
• Type not supported in Visual Basic
• Type-declaration character does not match declared data type
• Type-declaration character not allowed
• Type-declaration character required
• Unable to activate object (Error 31027)
• Unable to create embedded object (Error 31032)
• Unable to display Help
• Unable to read from the disk
• Unable to unload within this context (Error 365)
• Unable to write Designer cache file 'item'; will just use regular files on Load
• Unable to write to the disk
• Unexpected compile error
• Unexpected error occurred in code generator or linker
• Unexpected error; please contact Microsoft Technical Support
• Unexpected error; quitting
• Unexpected error
• Unmatched brackets in search string
• Unrecognized project language
• User interrupt occurred (Error 18)
• User-defined type may not be passed ByVal
• User-defined type not defined
• User-defined type without members not allowed
• Valid values are whole numbers from 1 to 32
• Valid values are whole numbers from 2 to 60
• Variable not defined
• Variable not yet created in this context
• Variable required. Can't assign to this expression
• Variable uses a type not supported in Visual Basic (Error 458)
• Version number missing or invalid; Visual Basic 5.0 assumed
• Version numbers must be in the range 0 to 9999
• Warning: custom language settings not portable
• Wend without While
• While without Wend
• Windowless controls can't have menus
• With object must be user-defined type, object, or variant
• Wizards can't reference projects
• Wrong number of arguments (Error 450)
• Wrong number of dimensions
• Wrong version of operating system; requires Windows NT 3.51 (build 'item1' or later) or Windows 95 (build 'item2' or later)
• You must save a project before you can reference it
• You must terminate the If block with an End If

See also

• Dialog boxes
• Menus and commands
• Toolbars
• Window elements

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