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Alan Beban[_2_] Alan Beban[_2_] is offline
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A repost that might clarify what's going on:

Is there a standard way of handling something like
the following?

Function DeleteColumn(inputArray, ColumnNumber)
If IsArray(ColumnNumber) Then
[Run the DeleteColumn function itself]
[on each column number in turn]
inputArray = arrOut
DeleteColumn = arrOut
Exit Function
Else
[code to create an array of the input]
[array less the single column number,]
[assigned to the variable arrOut]
inputArray = arrOut
DeleteColumn = arrOut
End If
End Function

I ended up creating a DeleteColumnAdjunct function
that is the same as the DeleteColumn function
except for name, and ran

Function DeleteColumn(inputArray, ColumnNumber)
If IsArray(ColumnNumber) Then
For w = UBound(ColumnNumber) To _
LBound(ColumnNumber) Step -1
arrOut = DeleteColumnAdjunct(inputArray, ColumnNumber(w))
Next
inputArray = arrOut
DeleteColumn = arrOut
Exit Function
Else
[code to create an array of the input]
[array less the single column number,]
[assigned to the variable arrOut]
inputArray = arrOut
DeleteColumn = arrOut
End If
End Function

It works, but I can't help thinking I'm missing the forest for the trees.

Thanks,
Alan Beban