Suzy,

An integer can contain values between +/- 32K, and when you
attempt to store 50000 in the variable 'a', you are overflowing
the capacity of an integer. Change the variable to a Long type.
E.g.,

Dim a As Long

I



"Suzy" wrote in message
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I keep getting that error when I use this code
Sub test()
Dim a As Integer
For a = 50000 To 50100
Range("J1, K28").Value = a
ActiveSheet.PrintOut
Next a
End Sub

but it has always worked perfectly when I used this
Sub test()
Dim a As Integer
For a = 20000 To 20100
Range("J1, K28").Value = a
ActiveSheet.PrintOut
Next a
End Sub

But I can't figure out which part is causing the problem