Expected: <various>

An expected part of the syntax was not found. The error is usually located to the left of the selected item, but isn't always obvious. For example, you can invoke a Sub procedure with or without the Call keyword. However, if you use the Call keyword, you must enclose the argument list in parentheses. This error has the following causes and solutions:

• Expected: End of Statement. Improper use of parentheses in a procedure invocation:

    X = Workbook.Add F:= 5    ' Error due to no parentheses. 
    Call MySub 5                ' Error due to no parentheses. 
  

  Use parentheses in a function call that specifies arguments or with a Sub procedure invocation that uses the Call keyword.

• Expected: ). Incorrect syntax for a procedure call. For example, a function call can't stand by itself, and Sub procedure calls sometimes require the Call keyword, depending on how you specify their arguments.

      Workbook.Add (X:=5, Y:=7)    ' Function call without expression. 
      YourSub(5, 7)                ' Sub invocation without Call. 
  

  Always use function calls in expressions. If you have multiple arguments enclosed in parentheses in a Sub procedure call, you must use the Call keyword.

• Expected: Expression. For example, when pasting code from the Object Browser, you may have forgotten to specify a value for a named argument.

    Workbook.Add (X:= )  ' Error because no value assigned to ' named argument. 
  

  Either add a value for the argument, or delete the argument if it's optional.

• Expected: Variable. For example, you may have used restricted keywords for variable names. In the following example, the Input # statement expects a variable as the second argument. Since Type is a restricted keyword, it can't be used as a variable name.

    Input # 1, Type    ' Type keyword invalidly used as ' variable name. 
  

  Rename the variable so it doesn't conflict with restricted keywords.

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