How to Run VB for Apps Code from an MS Excel 4.0 Macro Sheet

• Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.x
• Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Excel versions 5.0 and 7.0, you are able to call a Microsoft Excel version 5.0 or 7.0 Visual Basic for Applications procedure from a Microsoft Excel version 4.0 macro.

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To call a Visual Basic for Applications macro from a Microsoft Excel version 4.0 macro, do the following:

1. Insert both a Module and a 4.0 Macro sheet in a Microsoft Excel version 5.0 or 7.0 workbook.

2. Place the following code on the Module sheet:

         Sub Test()
            Msgbox "This is a test"
         End Sub
   
   

3. Save the workbook as VBA_XLM.xls.

4. On the 4.0 Macro sheet, place the following code:

         A1: Test1
         A2: =RUN(VBA_XLM.xls!test())
         A3: =RETURN()
   

5. On the 4.0 Macro sheet, place your cursor in cell A1, and do the following:

   a. On the Insert menu, point to Name, and then click Define.

   b. In the Define Name dialog box, click Test1 in the Names In Workbook

         list.
   

   c. Under Macro, click Command.

         The Category list defaults to User Defined.
   

   d. Click Add, and then click OK.

6. Save the workbook.

7. On the Tools menu, click Macro.

8. In the Macro dialog box, click Test1, and then click Run.

   You should receive a dialog box with the message "This is a test."

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Excel Function Reference," version 4.0, pages 367-368 "Microsoft Excel User's Guide 2," version 4.0, pages 231-255 "Microsoft Excel Visual Basic User's Guide," version 5.0, chapters 1-4