Swapping Two Strings

Summary: Strings are used quite frequently in macros. You may want to swap the contents of two string variables, and you can do so by using the three-line technique introduced in this tip. (This tip works with Microsoft Excel 97, Excel 2000, Excel 2002, Excel 2003, and Excel 2007.)

If you do any serious macro programming, there will eventually come a time when you want to swap the values in two strings. In some versions of BASIC, there are commands that handle this. VBA leaves us to our own devices, however. The following technique should do the trick for most people:

TempString = MyString1
MyString1 = MyString2
MyString2 = TempString

When completed, the values in MyString1 and MyString2 have been swapped, and TempString doesn't matter, since it was intended (by this technique) as a temporary variable anyway.

ExcelTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Excel training. This tip (2349) applies to Microsoft Excel versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2007

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