XL: Using a Worksheet Function in a Visual Basic Macro

ID: Q161120

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SUMMARY

You can call a built-in Microsoft Excel worksheet function directly from a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro. This article describes how to use a built-in worksheet function in a macro.

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You can use a built-in worksheet function in a macro by calling the function as a method of the Application object (or the WorksheetFunction object in Microsoft Excel 97 or Microsoft Excel 98). For example, to successfully call the ACOS worksheet function in a version of Microsoft Excel listed at the beginning of this article, you can use the following line of code in a macro: 

    X = Application.Acos (-1)
If you are using Microsoft Excel 97 or Microsoft Excel 98, use the following line of code: 

    X = WorksheetFunction.Acos (-1)
NOTE: If you attempt to use a built-in worksheet function without qualifying it with the Application or WorksheetFunction object, you may receive the following error message: 

    Sub or Function Not Defined
You are not able to use all built-in worksheet functions with the Application or WorksheetFunction object. Visual Basic for Applications provides many functions that are equivalent to the built-in worksheet functions in Microsoft Excel. You cannot use a built-in worksheet functions for which there is an equivalent in Visual Basic with the Application or WorksheetFunction object.

REFERENCES

For additional information about the worksheet functions that are not supported with the Application or WorksheetFunction objects, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q107564
   TITLE     : XL: Not All Worksheet Functions Supported as Application

Microsoft Excel 97

For more information about using Microsoft Excel Worksheet Functions in Visual Basic, click the Office Assistant in the Visual Basic Editor, type "using built-in functions in a macro", click Search, and then click to view "Using Microsoft Excel Worksheet Functions in Visual Basic."

Microsoft Excel 7.0

For a complete list of the worksheet functions that you can call with the Application object, type the following text 

   worksheet functions, using
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "List of Worksheet Functions Available to Visual Basic" topic.

Microsoft Excel 5.0

For a complete list of the worksheet functions that can be called with the Application object, choose the Search button in Visual Basic Help, and type: 

   worksheet functions
Choose the Show Topics button, select the topic "Using Worksheet Functions in Visual Basic", and choose Go To.

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Last Reviewed: May 18, 1999