XL2000: Only One Character Is Returned by a Declared Function (213666)

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, create a user-defined wrapper function to call the declared function.

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Example

You can create a user-defined wrapper function to call the declared function. The MessageBox function and the declaration are used in the following example:

1. Open a new workbook in Microsoft Excel and start the Visual Basic Editor (press ALT+F11).
2. On the Insert menu, click Module.
3. Type or paste the following code in the module sheet:

   Declare Function MessageBox Lib "user32" Alias "MessageBoxA" _
      (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpText As String, _
      ByVal lpCaption As String, ByVal wType As Long) As Long
   
   Function MyMessageBox(hwnd As Long, lpText As String, _
      lpCaption As String, wType As Long) As Long
      MyMessageBox = MessageBox(hwnd, lpText, lpCaption, wType)
   
   End Function
   						

   This function is a wrapper function that is entered directly into the worksheet.
4. Switch to Excel (press ALT+F11).
5. In cell A1, type the following formula:

   =MyMessageBox(0,"Works fine in Excel 2000","Title Bar",0)

   Notice that when you press ENTER, the title bar and message text are complete.
6. Click OK.