i have a function that i use on several worksheets to create a variable of
different names that is public

since the public variable needs to be dimensioned in the declarations
section of the module, i need to know the name of the variable, but will not
until the function runs, unless i dim every possible name that might be used
(?)

ex:
the function counts the number of rows of data on sheets 1, 2, 3...

the function would return public variables: lSheet1RowsData,
lSheet2RowsData, lSheet3RowsData,

for this to run, i would need to dim every possible lSheet...RowsData in
declarations, which seems to defeat the whole point a creating this
function.

i'm sure that there's a trick ?

thanks in advance,
mark

Perhaps an array, indexs indentifying the sheet.


-----Original Message-----
i have a function that i use on several worksheets to
create a variable of
different names that is public

since the public variable needs to be dimensioned in the
declarations
section of the module, i need to know the name of the
variable, but will not
until the function runs, unless i dim every possible name
that might be used
(?)

ex:
the function counts the number of rows of data on sheets
1, 2, 3...

the function would return public variables:
lSheet1RowsData,
lSheet2RowsData, lSheet3RowsData,

for this to run, i would need to dim every possible
lSheet...RowsData in
declarations, which seems to defeat the whole point a
creating this
function.

i'm sure that there's a trick ?

thanks in advance,
mark


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