Try it this way...

Dim V As Variant
V = Range("A1:C5")
MsgBox V(2, 4) ' Arguments = Row first, then Column

Just give V the scope you want it to have (that is, Dim it at a level that
gives access to whatever procedures you want to know about it).

--
Rick (MVP - Excel)


"John Uebersax" wrote in message
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In a VBA subroutine, how can one, for example, save the contents
(numbers) of the range A1:L12 in the array x(12,12)?

And how does one declare x()?

Thanks in advance.

John Uebersax