Assigning string "AJ" to a variable in VBA is not working. why ?

[Navin8211]

Hello, I am trying to assign a strong "AJ" to a variable in VBA. After executing the code, I am getting an empty variable.

I am assigning like below,
Var1="AJ"

This AJ is actually referring to 'AJ' column in another tab of the Excel sheet. Please do provide some insights on how to tackle this problem. Thank you in advance.

 

[MARK858]

Should also avoid variable names that are the same as cell references

 

[Alex Blakenburg]

@Dennis S, I am not sure everyone is on the same page here but I can replicate what you are seeing when you use AJ in caps and hover over the variable.
It doesn't seem to make any difference whether the variable is all lowercase or not.
I also get the same result using your rowALPHA = LCase(Split(Cells(1, 36).Address, "$")(1))

I can see the value in the debug.print output and in the watch window as was also the case for you.

I am not able to replicate that when you put it into a formula that it doesn't output in the formula. Happy to test this as well if you provide the line that is failing at your end.

PS: For context I am on MS365 Version 2310 (Build 16924.20150) - although since you have seen the issue reported since 2019 it is unlikely to be version specific.

 

[MARK858]

I can get the same result with Version 2311 16.0.17029.20028 64-bit.

Locals, Watch, debug.print, msgbox not affected, just the tooltip for me doesn't display with "AJ" or "AJONES" (lowercase and mixed case (see edit below) does display for me, the Variable name is making no difference)

Edit: I do get the same issue with "AJones" not "Ajones"