It looks like you're trying to call a VBA sub from an Excel 4 macro sheet.
If so, you seem to be doing it right. This worked for me:

In an Excel 4 macro sheet:

RunThis
=CallVBfromXL4()
=RETURN()

And in a VB module in the SAME workbook:

Sub CallVBfromXL4()
MsgBox "call worked!"
End Sub


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Jim Rech
Excel MVP
"Michael Gerstel" wrote in message
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| hi ng,
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| i had some old makros (excel 95) which are should also work on excel xp.
| how i could run functions and procdures written in vba from a old excel
| makro.
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| when i work like that
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| = .... (old makro command)
| = ....
| = new_function_written_in_vba()
| = ... (old makro command)
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| it didn't work. what's wrong?
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| thanks
| michael
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|