XL97: Error Passing Objects to Subroutine

RESOLUTION

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   Sub Passing_Routine()

       'Pass the drop-down object that is on Sheet1 of your workbook
       'to the subroutine called "Populate_Dropdown"

       Populate_Dropdown (Sheets("sheet1").DropDowns("Drop Down 1"))

   End Sub

   '-------------------------------------------------------------------
   'This is the subroutine that is being called by the above subroutine
   'and takes the drop-down that is being passed as its argument.

   Sub Populate_Dropdown(mydropdown as DropDown)

       mydropdown.List = Array("a", "b", "c")

   End Sub
				

To resolve this problem, use either of the following methods.

Method 1

Use the Call statement to call the subroutine. For example, the following macro illustrates how to call the subroutine Populate_Dropdown:

   Sub Passing_Routine()

       'Pass the drop-down object that is on Sheet1 of your workbook
       'to the subroutine called "Populate_Dropdown".

       Call Populate_Dropdown (Sheets("sheet1").DropDowns("Drop Down 1"))

   End Sub
				

Method 2

Remove the parentheses that are around the object that is passed to the subroutine. In the following example, the parentheses are removed:

   Sub Passing_Routine()

       'Pass the drop-down object that is on Sheet1 of your workbook
       'to the subroutine called "Populate_Dropdown".

       Populate_Dropdown Sheets("sheet1").DropDowns("Drop Down 1")

   End Sub