Dim As Sting or Integer - Numbers and Fractions

[box-o-rocks]

I don't think I will need to post code to answer this question...


I have a list of cells with numbers and fractions. Excel doesn't like fractions so I had to format those cells a "Text". In VBA if I assigned Dim x As String, Application.WorksheetFunction.Vlookup recogonizes the "fractions" but not the numbers. If I assigned Dim x As Integer, Application.WorksheetFunction.Vlookup recogonizes the numbers.... this is kind of understandable.

Which Dim As should I use to be able to read all variables in the list?

[XLent]

It's not clear where you're defining your lookup value but I would think you can leave this as a Variant

Dim x

x = "1/2" 'or x=10

MsgBox Application.WorksheetFunction(x,Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A:B"),2,0), vbInformation

that said, you mention Excel doesn't like Fractions -- to my mind it doesn't mind them, you can use the Fraction number format.

[box-o-rocks]

It's not clear where you're defining your lookup value but I would think you can leave this as a Variant

Dim x

x = "1/2" 'or x=10

MsgBox Application.WorksheetFunction(x,Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A:B"),2,0), vbInformation

that said, you mention Excel doesn't like Fractions -- to my mind it doesn't mind them, you can use the Fraction number format.

When I use the Fraction number format, Excel changes it back to a date. According to Microsoft, they said the fix to that problem was to use the Text format

I am using the variable to represent a textbox value.
so, x = textbox.value

[alansidman]

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I'm sorry. My reply was in progress while your post was coming through.

I changed the thread Tag as requested, but it does not seem to have changed.

[alansidman]

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From my earlier post