XL: DocErr: VB for Apps Sub Example IncorrectLast reviewed: February 3, 1998Article ID: Q113046 |
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SUMMARYIn the versions of Microsoft Excel listed above, the following Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Help example for the Sub statement contains an incorrect variable:
Sub SubComputeArea(Length, Width) ' Sub with two arguments. Dim Area As Double ' Declare local variable. If Length = 0 Or Width = 0 Then ' If either argument = 0. Exit Sub ' Exit Sub immediately. End If Area = Length * Width ' Calculate area of rectangle. Debug.Print Area ' Print Area to Debug window. End SubIn the example, a variable called Width is used. Width is a reserved keyword in Visual Basic and cannot be used as a variable. NOTE: This problem does not occur in the Help files included with Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows and Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition.
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http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/refguide/default.aspChanging each reference to Width in the example to gWidth (or another variable name that is not reserved) will allow the example macro to function correctly. The following example is a corrected version of the sample procedure:
Sub SubComputeArea(Length, gWidth) ' Sub with two arguments. Dim Area As Double ' Declare local variable. If Length = 0 Or gWidth = 0 Then ' either argument = 0. Exit Sub ' Exit Sub immediately. End If Area = Length * gWidth ' Calculate area of rectangle. Debug.Print Area ' Print Area to Debug window. End Sub |
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