https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/vba-forum/method-textwidth-of-object-iacadmleader-failed/m-p/11381418#M2255 <P>why am i getting an error when adding text to an mleader.&nbsp; This was working for me before but now its is not, I'm not sure what changed.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>code is below.&nbsp; fails&nbsp;at oML.TextString = "test"</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Dim oML As AcadMLeader</P><P>mleaderpoints(0) = 996.9788: mleaderpoints(1) = -683.8893: mleaderpoints(2) = 0<BR />mleaderpoints(3) = 1055.7743: mleaderpoints(4) = -609.7153: mleaderpoints(5) = 0<BR />Set oML = acaddoc.ModelSpace.AddMLeader(mleaderpoints, 0)<BR />oML.TextString = "test"</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 25 Aug 2022 18:13:01 GMT jeremye86 2022-08-25T18:13:01Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/vba-forum/method-textwidth-of-object-iacadmleader-failed/m-p/11381418#M2255 <P>why am i getting an error when adding text to an mleader.&nbsp; This was working for me before but now its is not, I'm not sure what changed.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>code is below.&nbsp; fails&nbsp;at oML.TextString = "test"</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Dim oML As AcadMLeader</P><P>mleaderpoints(0) = 996.9788: mleaderpoints(1) = -683.8893: mleaderpoints(2) = 0<BR />mleaderpoints(3) = 1055.7743: mleaderpoints(4) = -609.7153: mleaderpoints(5) = 0<BR />Set oML = acaddoc.ModelSpace.AddMLeader(mleaderpoints, 0)<BR />oML.TextString = "test"</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 25 Aug 2022 18:13:01 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/vba-forum/method-textwidth-of-object-iacadmleader-failed/m-p/11381418#M2255 jeremye86 2022-08-25T18:13:01Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/vba-forum/method-textwidth-of-object-iacadmleader-failed/m-p/11381958#M2256 <P>i figured it out.&nbsp; I just had to change the default mleaderstyle.&nbsp; &nbsp;It was set to a style that did not have text.</P> Thu, 25 Aug 2022 22:23:57 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/vba-forum/method-textwidth-of-object-iacadmleader-failed/m-p/11381958#M2256 jeremye86 2022-08-25T22:23:57Z