Thread: PageSetup properties using variables

Hi

I am getting error:
Run-time error '1004': Unable to set the Orientation property of the PageSetup class

I am using the following code:

Code:

Dim StrOrientation As String
Application.Goto Reference:="Orientation"
StrOrientation = Activecell.Value 'where reference is either xlPortrait of xlLandscape


    With ActiveSheet.PageSetup
        
         .Orientation = StrOrientation 

    End With

In the .Orientation = StrOrientation section I have replaced the variable with "xlPortrait" and it works so I know it isn't a printer issue. I have entered the variable reference in incorrectly but I cannot work out where or how.


Thanks in advance

Hi froodo,

Welcome to the forum.

I may have a solution, but before I can suggest it you'll need to PM a moderator to have your code wrapped as your thread currently breaks Rule 3 of the forum (see here for more info).

Once this is done I'll gladly post my suggested solution.

Regards,

Robert

Hi froodo,

Thanks for that.

As you've created a named range you don't have to assign its value to variable, i.e.

Code:

Sub Macro1()
           
    With ActiveSheet.PageSetup
    
        .Orientation = Range("Orientation").Value
    
    End With

End Sub

will work fine. If you really want to assign the value of the "Orientation" named range to a variable (which seems to me to be doubling handling), try this:

Code:

Sub Macro2()

    Dim strOrientation As String
    
    strOrientation = Range("Orientation").Value
        
    With ActiveSheet.PageSetup
    
        .Orientation = strOrientation
    
    End With

End Sub

HTH

Robert

Hi froodo,

The orientation options (i.e. Portrait or Landscape) must be returned as integers (1 or 2 respectively).

Have a look at the following which checks the value in the "Orientation" named range to assign one of the two values to the "intPrintOrientation" accordingly. I've also included some notes to hopefully explain things:

Code:

Sub Macro3()

    'Declare variable
    Dim intPrintOrientation As Integer
    
    'If any part of the named range "Orientation" has _
    'Portrait' in it then...
    If InStr(Range("Orientation").Value, "Portrait") > 0 Then
        '...assign 1 (integer value for portrait) to the _
        'intPrintOrientation' variable.
        intPrintOrientation = 1
    'Else...
    Else
        '...assign 2 (integer value for landscape) to the _
        'intPrintOrientation' variable (this will therefore _
        be the default).
        intPrintOrientation = 2
    End If

    With ActiveSheet
        .PageSetup.Orientation = intPrintOrientation
        .PrintOut Copies:=1
    End With
        
End Sub

HTH

Robert