Can't get variables to pass from one procedure to same in the same module

The code I have works great as separate procedures. I decided to combine the 2 procedures as the code is mostly the same with a few differences in which cells are copied to the array to save to different log sheets. Each Procedure has a Inputbox to get the year of interest (2014, 2015, 2016....) that will be used to open AND in the event the Log does not exist Save a new one from a master using the year code in the file name. Based on a cell value I am doing an If_Then_Else to determine to run one procedure or both. If I run them separately as individual procedures they work fine. When I combined them I decided to call one procedure (SaveToLog_Audit) from inside (SaveToLog_Replc). I removed the Date input from (SaveToLog_Audit) letting (SaveToLog_Replc) get that date code and pass it along. I don't want to have (SaveToLog_Audit) ask for a date a second time as it run since I basically want it to be inobtrusive (no need to ask twice when I can pass 'Ans' to it.

I have tried setting public Ans and used Explicit at the beginning with both procedures in same module --> didn't work. I tried Dim Ans As String after option Explicit --> Didn't work. I tried Public Ans as String --> didn't work. Pretty much I couldn't get it to pass the variable 'Ans" no matter what I tried. I'm still pretty new to coding VBA so any help would be great. Showing the basic code, only the parts that have issues. I apologize in advance if I didn't tag this correctly.

     Option Explicit
     Public Ans As String
       
     Public Sub SaveToLog_Replc()
     
     '  Determine scrap and whether to save to Replacement_Credit tracking log
     Dim ScrapQty As Range
     '  Date entry for proper Dated log save
     Dim Ans As String
     Dim c As Boolean
     Dim fs As Object
     '  Declares path, newFile and fName variables
     Dim path As String, newFile As String, fName As String
       
     Set Sheet2 = ActiveSheet
     Set ScrapQty = Worksheets("Main").Range("M_Qty_Scrap")
     
     Application.ScreenUpdating = False
        
     '  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
        Ans = InputBox("Enter Log Year" & _
         "" & vbCrLf, "Year Selection", Format(Date, "YYYY"))
           If Ans = "" Then
              Exit Sub
           End If
     '  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
        
        '  If scrap qty is greater than Zero (0) save to both Logs
        If ScrapQty > 0 Then
        ' If True
           MsgBox "Saving to Replacement Log and Audit Log"
        
        ' xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
        '    Save to Audit Log then Save to Replacement Log
          '  --> 'Ans' VALUE NEEDS TO PASS TO THE PROCEDURE
          '  --> 'Ans' DOES NOT PASS TO THIS PROCEDURE AT END OF MODULE
 --->   Call SaveToLog_Audit
        ' xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ' +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
        '  Sub routine to Save Data to Replacement Log
        '  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
        '     Load Array code here for SaveToLog_Replc
        '  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
        '  ***************************************************************
           'Check if Replacement Log exists. If not open Master, rename then save it. If it exists open it.
            Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
            '  Filename to check for
            c = fs.fileExists("S:\RECORDS\Logs\Replacement Log " & Ans & ".xls")
              If Not c Then
                 'MsgBox "The file doesn't exist!"
                 '  File doesn't exist. Open the Blank Master
                 Workbooks.Open Filename:="S:\RECORDS\Logs\_MASTER Replacement Log.xls"
                 fName = "Replacement Log " & Ans & ".xls"              ' Set fName to new FileName
                 newFile = fName                                                  ' Sets new filename as fName
                 path = "S:\RECORDS\Logs\"                                   ' Path to Incoming Audit Logs
                 ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:=path & newFile     ' Saves as newFile
              Else
                 'MsgBox "The file exists! Saving data to it."
                 Workbooks.Open Filename:= "S:\RECORDS\Logs\Replacement Log " & Ans & ".xls"
              End If
        '  ***************************************************************
        '  Unprotect Sheet and Show All Data code here
        '     Find LastRow. Set NextCell position code here
        '  Set the size of the new array and copy MyAr code here
        '     Draw Border Code here
        '  **********************************************
        ActiveWorkbook.Save                 ' Saves Destination Workbook
        ActiveWindow.Close                   ' Closes Destination Workbook
        Application.ScreenUpdating = True
        '  Confirms Save to Log File
        MsgBox "Your Data has been saved to the Log File: " & vbCrLf & vbCrLf _
        & "'Replacement Log " & Ans & ".xls'", vbInformation, "Log Save Confirmation"
        ' +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
        Else
           ' If False
           MsgBox "Saving to Audit Log Only."
        ' xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
          ' Save to Audit Log as Normal
          '  --> 'Ans' VALUE NEEDS TO PASS TO THE PROCEDURE
          '  --> 'Ans' DOES NOT PASS TO THIS PROCEDURE AT END OF MODULE
--->   Call SaveToLog_Audit
        ' xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
        End If
     End Sub
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------     
     Public Sub SaveToLog_Audit()
     
     '  Date entry for proper Dated log save
     Dim Ans As String
     Dim c As Boolean
     Dim fs As Object
     '  Declares path, newFile and fName variables
     Dim path As String, newFile As String, fName As String
     
     Set Sheet2 = ActiveSheet
     Application.ScreenUpdating = False
        '  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
        '     Load Array code here
        '  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
        '  For debug
        '  --> 'Ans' DOES NOT PASS FROM (SaveToLog_Replc) PROCEDURE IN THIS MODULE
         MsgBox "The value of Ans is: " & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & "'" & Ans & "'"
        '  ********************************************************
         '  Checks if Log File exists. If not open the Master, rename then save it. If it exists open it.
         Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
         '  Filename to check for
         c = fs.fileExists("S:\RECORDS\Logs\" & Ans & " Audit Log.xls")
           If Not c Then
              'MsgBox "The file doesn't exist!" original code
              '  File doesn't exist. Open the Blank Master
              Workbooks.Open Filename:="S:\RECORDS\Logs\_Master Audit Log.xls"
              '  Set fName to new FileName
              fName = Ans & " Audit Log.xls"
              '  Sets new filename as fName saves to this directory
              newFile = fName
              '  Path to Incoming Audit Logs
              path = "S:\RECORDS\Logs\"
              '  Saves Blank Master as newFile
              ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:=path & newFile
           Else
              'Workbooks.Open "C:\filename.xls"
              Workbooks.Open Filename:= _
              "S:\RECORDS\Logs\" & Ans & " Audit Log.xls"
           End If
        '  ********************************************************
        '  Unprotect Sheet and Show All Data code here
        '     Find LastRow. Set NextCell position code here
        '  Set the size of the new array and copy MyAr code here
        '     Draw Border Code here
        '  **********************************************
        ActiveWorkbook.Save                       ' Saves Destination Workbook
        ActiveWindow.Close                         ' Closes Destination Workbook
        Application.ScreenUpdating = True
        '  Confirms Save to Log File
        MsgBox "Your Data has been saved to the Log File: " & vbCrLf & vbCrLf _
        & "'" & Ans & " Audit Log.xls'", vbInformation, "Log Save Confirmation"
     End Sub

kyle has already provided the solution but here's a link for further information on how to pass variables between subroutines

http://www.cpearson.com/excel/byrefbyval.aspx