I have a function which contains text and numbers which I want t evaluate.

For example, 3*x+3+y

I use replace to replace the x with a number, say x = 3, then

3*3+3+y

I want the answer to be displayed as 12+y

I can't use the & symbol for some resons which I don't want to go through.

Is there a way to get the above result without the use of &.

Here's one way:

Public Function Test(ByVal x As Integer) As String

Dim arr(1) As Variant
Dim sResult As String

arr(0) = 3 * x + 3
arr(1) = "+ y"

sResult = Join(arr)
Test = sResult

End Function

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Nick Hebb
BreezeTree Software
http://www.breezetree.com

Thanks Nick

Your solution works but this is not what I wanted actually

I have changeable string with x and y values and I just want the numbers to
add up and the texts remains. I don't have a fixed equation.

Say I have this equation, 3+ 4*y-3*(5*x-2)

I want it to be displayed as 4*y-15*x+9


"Nick Hebb" wrote:

Here's one way:

Public Function Test(ByVal x As Integer) As String

Dim arr(1) As Variant
Dim sResult As String

arr(0) = 3 * x + 3
arr(1) = "+ y"

sResult = Join(arr)
Test = sResult

End Function

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Nick Hebb
BreezeTree Software
http://www.breezetree.com

OK, I gotcha now.

This is a common CS problem often used in data structures classes to
teach stacks. You can probably find loads of samples in the internet by
searching on the terms "stack calculator" and maybe throw in some terms
like "visual basic -.net" and "example" or "sample" to narrow it down a
bit. Otherwise, the answer is too long (and time consuming) to figure
out and post back here.