You got the idea, this is an alternative of what I want to do. I've worked
with a debugger years ago where this feature is included in the "watch"
window. The value of any variable listed in the watch window could be change
anytime or at a breakpoint - much simpler & convenient. At least this
confirms my obstacle with the VB editor. Thanks much for your help!
"JMB" wrote:
> As an example of what I'm getting at, if I had the following two macros:
>
> Sub test()
> Macro1 5
> End Sub
>
> Sub Macro1(lngVar As Long)
> lngVar = lngVar * 2
> 'Change value in the immediate window
> MsgBox lngVar
> End Sub
>
> If I stepped through Test (F8 key) and passed 5 to Macro1, I can enter:
> lngVar = 17
> in the Immediate Window and this will change the value of the lngVar
> variable. By resuming to step through the macro (F8), the message box
> confirms the value of the variable was changed. Is this what you were
> wanting to do??
>
>
>
> "k2c" wrote:
>
> > I opened an Immediate window, and tried the following:
> >
> > (1) Typed in the variable and its value that I wish to test. Nothing
> > happened.
> > (2) Defined the variable, then assigned its value. Didn't work either.
> >
> > I want to test a subroutine which uses a variable to pass the number of
> > columns for various reports. I would like to assign different values to this
> > variable so that I can test this subroutine. Sounds simple & elementary I
> > thought, but I'm having a hard time.
> >
> > Please pardon my ignorance, I'm new to VB and its editor...
> >
> >
> >
> > "JMB" wrote:
> >
> > > Try changing it in the Immediate window.
> > >
> > > "k2c" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello, for testing purposes, I would like to change the value of the Watch
> > > > variables that I have added to the Watch Window. It appears that I can add,
> > > > delete or change the names, but the content itself cannot be altered. Is
> > > > there a way to do it as part of the functionality of the Watch Window
> > > > feature? Thanks.
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