how can i call a private sub using a variable that contains the name of the sub?

[Reg9]

Private Sub cmdProcessEvents_Click()
strEventID = "Audit0001"

'This works:
Audit0001

'These do not:
Eval (strEventID)
Application.Run strEventID

End Sub

Private Sub Audit0001()
MsgBox "Here i am"
End Sub

[vb5prgrmr]

Not sure it is possible with a private sub but you might get it working with callbyname function... doubt it,... but


Good Luck

[yarbrough40]

If you find an answer to this on your own, please post it. I would also love to know how to do this as well....

[Reg9]

This worked for me!
Thank you vb5prgrmr very much for your suggestion!
The code that i got to work is listed below.

For others who may want to do this, here are some points to be aware of:

1 I did quite a bit of searching before posting my own question. Other people seemed to be satisfied when they were pointed to Eval or Application.Run. I do not know why these worked for others and not for me. Therefore, i do not know under what circumstances they might be a better choice.

2 I am working in Access 2003 VBA within a Form Module.

3 In order to get CallByName to work, i had to change the subroutine from Private to Public, even though it is in the same form module.

4 The "object" is the current form, Me.
The "procname" is my public subroutine that is named in my variable.
The "calltype" is VbMethod

Here is my test that worked:

Private Sub cmdTest_Click()
Dim strSubNm As String
strSubNm = "Test"
CallByName Me, strSubNm, VbMethod
End Sub

Public Sub Test()
MsgBox "It worked!"
End Sub

[yarbrough40]

very cool! got it!