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    Solved: Wrong Argument Syntax

    Hi all

    I want to create a procedure and pass two arguments to it. I have done this in the past, but for some reason now I keep getting the same error message in the vba editor ( Compiler Error, Expected =). Below is just a macro I was using to debug this problem (not the actual macro I will us it in).
    As always your help will be appreciated.
    Thanks
    russ

    Dim HI As String
    Dim gregg As String
    gregg = vbCr & "Gregg"
    HI = "Russell says Hello"
    sayhi(hi, gregg)

    End Sub

    Private Sub sayHi(verbage As String, FAN As String)
    MsgBox verbage & FAN
    End Sub
    Russ

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    Hi Russ, welcome!

    I'm not sure what your Private Sub is for, but for the first one you could change your syntax to something like this:


    [vba]Sub testoosie()

    Dim HI As String
    Dim gregg As String
    Dim sayhi As String
    gregg = vbCr & "Gregg"
    HI = "Russell says Hello"
    sayhi = HI & gregg
    MsgBox sayhi

    End Sub[/vba]

    It works for me. You can call it from another sub like this:


    [vba]Call testoosie[/vba]


    But if it's private, you've gotta call it from the same module, else I'd just take that private off of there. Does that help any?

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    Hi Russ,

    Your problem is the syntax of the line

    sayhi(hi, gregg)

    It is a single element, not a complete statement. To call the function as you want you should not have the parentheses ..

    sayhi hi, gregg
    Enjoy,
    Tony

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    Thanks, that is exactly what I wanted. The procedure I am using requires 3 separate strings passed to it. I never realized I didn't need the parenthesis.
    Now how do I mark this Solved.
    and Thanks again.
    island17 (Russ)
    Russ

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    Hey, Russ. We even mark it solved for ya.
    Way to go, Tony.
    ~Anne Troy

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