XL98: Show Method Fails with Passed Arguments

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   Sub Test()
      Application.Dialogs(xlDialogDataValidation).Show
   End Sub
				

Note that if you use this constant in the following sample code, you receive an error message:

   Sub Test2()
      Application.Dialogs(xlDialogDataValidation).Show 1
   End Sub
				

The "1" that follows the Show method implies that you want to select the first item in the Allow list, which is a whole number.

The following lines of code do not generate an error message because the constant is NOT new to Microsoft Excel 98:

   Sub Test3()
      Application.Dialogs(xlDialogFormulaReplace).Show ,,,2
   End Sub
				

When you run the Test3 macro, the Replace dialog box is displayed, and By Columns (the second item in the list) appears in the Search list.