Using a Worksheet Function in a Visual Basic Macro

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Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements. 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: 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.