PRJ98: Expected Function or Variable Error When Using Add Method

ID: Q192024

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Project 98 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Project 98, when you run a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Sub procedure (or macro) that contains the Add method, the Visual Basic Editor may become active and you receive following error message:

   Compile error:

   Expected Function or variable.

In addition, the Add statement is highlighted in the Visual Basic Editor.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when you use the Add method to return the index of a split part that was created, for example:

Set SP = ActiveProject.Tasks(n).SplitParts.Add (StartSplitPartOn:= "<startdate>", EndSplitPartOn:="<enddate>")

 -OR-

MsgBox ActiveProject.Tasks(n).SplitParts.Add (StartSplitPartOn:= "<startdate>", EndSplitPartOn:="<enddate>")

NOTE: In these examples, n represents the task number such as Tasks(10). <startdate> and <enddate> represent a date such as StartSplitPartOn:="9/1/98".

The ADD method cannot return an index number when used with the SplitParts collection.

WORKAROUND

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   http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/refguide/default.asp

If you don't need an index number, you can use the following syntax to create a split:

ActiveProject.Tasks(n).SplitParts.Add StartSplitPartOn:="<startdate>", EndSplitPartOn:="<enddate>"

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Microsoft Project listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
   TITLE     : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kberrmsg kbdta kbdtacode PROJVBA projwin 
Version           : WINDOWS:98
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

Last Reviewed: May 18, 1999