Passing a variable from function to sub

mightymike

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Can't work out why this is not working, can anybody help?

I have a routine which creates a pivot table, and on that table is data which I use to do a SQL query to retrieve data I need to use for something else.

Code:
Dim Approver As String
          Dim EMail As String

Approver = Sheets("Purchase Invoice Approval").Range("B1").Value
    
    If Approver <> "" Then
        EMail = GetEMailAddy(Approver)
    Else
        EMail = "Approver is blank"
    End If

So if I am correct, that sets the approver value.

Now we go and get the EMail addy

Code:
Function GetEMailAddy(Approver As String)
     Dim conn As Variant
     Dim rs As Variant
     Dim cs As String
     Dim query As String
     Dim row As Integer
     Dim EMail As String
     
     
     Set conn = CreateObject("adodb.connection")
     Set rs = CreateObject("adodb.recordset")
 
            cs = "DRIVER=SQL Server;"
            cs = cs & "DATABASE=Database;"
            cs = cs & "SERVER=Server"
 
     'parameters here are connectionString, username, password
     'quotes here for this code to work.
     conn.Open cs, "", ""
 
     query = "select ExDescription.[EMail] FROM ExDescription Where ExDescription.[Description] ='" & Approver & "';"
     rs.Open query, conn
     
      
     row = 0
     Do Until rs.EOF
       row = row + 1
       EMail = rs.Fields("EMail").Value
       'Test to see if it works - pastes result into current active worksheet
       'Cells(row, 1).Value = EMail
       rs.MoveNext
     Loop
         
     rs.Close
     Set rs = Nothing
 
     conn.Close
     Set conn = Nothing
 
End Function

Now, I have tested this function and it works fine, but it does not seem to be passing back the EMail value to the sub routine.

I just dont get any data back :(

Any ideas?
 

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Now, I have tested this function and it works fine, but it does not seem to be passing back the EMail value to the sub routine.

I just dont get any data back :(

Well, you are not passing it back. :)

Insert before the End Function the statement:

Code:
GetEMailAddy = Email

This is the returning value statement.
 
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Thank you vaskov17 & pgc01

When I look at it now I think...DUH! How could I not have worked that out :)

So simple when you know how.

Cheers guys.
 
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