Error 438, property or method not supported

[mveijndh]

Can anyone explain why this code generates an error 438 every other time on the past line?

Function DataToExcel(strSourceName As String, Optional strWorkbookPath As String, Optional strTargetFileName As String, Optional strCallingForm As String)

'Use this function to export a large table/query from your database to a new Excel workbook.
'You can also specify the name of the worksheet target.
'strSourceName is the name of the table/query you want to export to Excel.
'strWorkbookPath is the path of the workbook you want to export the data.
'strTargetSheetName is the desired name of the target sheet.
'By Christos Samaras
'http://www.myengineeringworld.net

 Dim rst As DAO.Recordset
Dim excelApp As Object
Dim Wbk As Object
Dim sht As Object
Dim fldHeadings As DAO.Field
Dim strTargetSheetName As String
 strTargetSheetName = "AccessData"

'Set the desired recordset (table/query).

Set rst = CurrentDb.OpenRecordset(strSourceName)

'Create a new Excel instance.

Set excelApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
On Error GoTo Errorhandler

'Try to open the specified workbook.

Set Wbk = excelApp.Workbooks.Open(strWorkbookPath)
excelApp.Visible = True
Set sht = excelApp.ActiveWorkbook.Sheets(2)
sht.Activate
excelApp.ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs strTargetFileName

'Write the headings in the target sheet.

For Each fldHeadings In rst.Fields
     excelApp.ActiveCell = fldHeadings.Name
     excelApp.ActiveCell.Offset(0, 1).Select
Next

'Copy the data in the target sheet.
rst.MoveFirst

sht.Range("A2").CopyFromRecordset rst
sht.Range("1:1").Select
sht.Rows("2:2").Select
excelApp.ActiveWindow.FreezePanes = True
Set sht = excelApp.ActiveWorkbook.Sheets(1)
sht.Activate
Select Case strCallingForm
     Case "frmOrderAdd"
          sht.Range("B1:B26").Select
          With Selection
                [COLOR=red][B].Copy[/B][/COLOR]
              [COLOR=black]  .PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues[/COLOR]
          End With
     Case Else
          sht.Cells.Select
          With Selection
              [COLOR=red][B] .Copy[/B][/COLOR]
              [COLOR=red][/COLOR][COLOR=black].PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues[/COLOR]
          End With
 End Select

The code crashes on the .copy line every other time.
I can see it selected the correct parts in the sheet both times.

'Close the recordset.

rst.Close
Set rst = Nothing
excelApp.ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("AccessData").Delete

excelApp.ActiveWorkbook.Save
excelApp.Quit
Exit Function
Errorhandler:
DoCmd.SetWarnings True
MsgBox Err.Description, vbExclamation, Err.Numb
Exit Function
End Function

 

[Galaxiom]

Comment out the Goto error lines and tell us exactly which lines throw the error.

BTW. I put the code into tags. Ideally you should edit your post and format it for readability with indentations.

 

[Cronk]

The error is probably happening because Access VBA does not know what 'Selection' refers to.

Try
With excelapp.Selection

 

[mveijndh]

And indeed that did it!! thanks very much, I've been looking for a while, and so simple solution!!