Question

Playing with excel and came up with this error

    Sub Split()

Dim txt As String
Dim x As Variant
txt = Sheets("Raw").Cells(2, 2).Value
MsgBox (txt)
x = Split(txt, ",")
For Each i In x
MsgBox (i)
Next

Give me an error of two many arguments for the split function

however

    Sub Split()

Dim txt As String
Dim x As Variant
txt = Sheets("Raw").Cells(2, 2).Value
MsgBox (txt)
x = VBA.Split(txt, ",")
For Each i In x
MsgBox (i)
Next

works just fine?

So whats going on, I am sure i have used split before with out needing the vba. prefix?

Cheers

Aaron

Answer 1

Not real familiar with Excel VBA, but looking at the code snippet you posted I think the VBA interpreter may have gotten confused.

You have Sub Split(), and the code that follows is, I assume, for that function?

When it tried to execute Split(txt, ","), it most likely thought you were referring to your Split function, which takes no arguments, yet you were passing in two.

Using VBA.Split resolved the reference confusion, because you’re then telling it to use the Split method in the VBA namespace.