Returning Boolean

[Bikram]

Greetings, I am trying to return boolean from a function but it is not returning its value. I know it is very simple but I have not been able why it is not returning value. Can anyone pointout what am i missing??

Sub autt()
Dim bln As Boolean, doc as document, i as integer,ii as integer
Set doc = ActiveDocument


    For i = 1 to Activedocument.range.paragraphs.count
    Set Para = doc.Paragraphs(i)
        If Selection.Information(wdWithInTable) = False Then
           bln = False
            Para.Range.Select
            
            

            bln = strr(bln)
            
            If bln = True Then                        'Here the boolean will be still be false even after assigning it to True in function
            If Not Left(Para.Range.Style, 1) = "1" Then
            If Para.Range.words(1) = Chr(9) Or Para.Range.words(2) = Chr(9) And bln = True Then
                Para.Range.Style = "tt"
            ElseIf Para.LeftIndent = 0 And Para.FirstLineIndent = 0 Then
                   Para.Range.Style = "t"
            End If
            If Para.Range.words(3) = Chr(9) Then
                    Para.Range.Style = "tt"
            End If
            End If
            End If
           
        Else
            ii = Selection.Tables(1).Range.Paragraphs.Count
            i = iparanum + ii
        End If
    Next

End Sub

Function strr(bln As Boolean) As Boolean
Dim x As Integer, rngg As String, y As Integer
rngg = Selection.Range.Text
x = Len(rngg): y = InStr(1, rngg, ":")
    If x - y < 3 And x - y >= 1 Then
        If Selection.Range.Text Like "*." & vbTab & "*" Then
            With Selection
                If .Paragraphs(1).Next.Range.Characters(1).Text = Chr(9) Then
                    .Paragraphs(1).Next.Range.Characters(1).Delete
                    .Range.Style = "tt"
                    .Range.Bold = True
                End If
            .Range.Characters(x).Delete
            .Range.Style = "tt"
            .Range.Bold = True
            bln = True                              'Here I have Set it to true the value in the main procedure is not turning to true
            End With
        End If
    End If
End Function

[Guessed]

Your code has two different variables called bln - one in the sub, one in the function. If you defined bln once at the top of the module (above the sub) then it would exist at the module level and you would have only one bln and therefore could use and reassign it anywhere in the module.

Alternatively, you pass the variable's value back to the sub by changing the commented line in the function to...

strr = True

[Bikram]

Thank you Andrew, I am very grateful for your reply. But when I declared module-level variable then while running the macro it said "Compile error" "By ref argument type mismatch" Can you please show the way to pass values correctly by modifying the code I posted. It would be of great help.

[Italophile]

Sub autt()
    Dim bln As Boolean, doc As Document, i As Integer, ii As Integer
    Set doc = ActiveDocument

    For i = 1 To ActiveDocument.Range.Paragraphs.Count
        Set Para = doc.Paragraphs(i)
        If Selection.Information(wdWithInTable) = False Then
            Para.Range.Select

            bln = strr()
            
            If bln = True Then
                If Not Left(Para.Range.Style, 1) = "1" Then
                    If Para.Range.Words(1) = Chr(9) Or Para.Range.Words(2) = Chr(9) And bln = True Then
                        Para.Range.Style = "tt"
                    ElseIf Para.LeftIndent = 0 And Para.FirstLineIndent = 0 Then
                        Para.Range.Style = "t"
                    End If
                    If Para.Range.Words(3) = Chr(9) Then
                        Para.Range.Style = "tt"
                    End If
                End If
            End If
           
        Else
            ii = Selection.Tables(1).Range.Paragraphs.Count
            i = iparanum + ii
        End If
    Next

End Sub

Function strr() As Boolean
    Dim x As Integer, rngg As String, y As Integer
    strr = False
    rngg = Selection.Range.Text
    x = Len(rngg): y = InStr(1, rngg, ":")
    If x - y < 3 And x - y >= 1 Then
        If Selection.Range.Text Like "*." & vbTab & "*" Then
            With Selection
                If .Paragraphs(1).Next.Range.Characters(1).Text = Chr(9) Then
                    .Paragraphs(1).Next.Range.Characters(1).Delete
                    .Range.Style = "tt"
                    .Range.Bold = True
                End If
                .Range.Characters(x).Delete
                .Range.Style = "tt"
                .Range.Bold = True
                strr = True
            End With
        End If
    End If
End Function

[Bikram]

Thank you Italophile for your effort..