Microsoft KB Archive/125944

XL: Some Math Functions Unavailable in VB Application Object Article ID: Q125944 Revision Date: 13-SEP-1996

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
 * Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a

SUMMARY The following are a list of math functions not contained within the Application Object for Visual Basic for Applications. These functions are contained in the Visual Basic for Applications Object library.

MORE INFORMATION To view the Application Object or the Visual Basic for Applications Object library, choose Object Browser from the View menu when a module sheet is active.

Math function Visual basic equivalent ————————————–

ABS Abs ATAN Atn COS Cos EXP Exp LOG Log RANDOM Rnd RANDOMIZE Randomize SIN Sin SQR Sqr TAN Tan

The following procedure demonstrates how you can use one of these built-in VB math functions:

Sub Use_BuiltIn MsgBox Atn(12)

End Sub

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REFERENCES Visual Basic for Applications Online Help, Topic: Math Functions

KBCategory: kbprg kbcode kbmacro KBSubcategory:

Additional reference words: 5.00 5.00a 5.00c 7.00 7.00a

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