Calling syntax
Some functions need to be told to which variable the function applies. This enables the function to access the variable's metadata, its current value, or both. These functions can be called in two ways:
▪by passing the name of the variable as an explicit parameter, or
▪by preceding the function call with the variable's name and omitting the variable parameter.
For example, the following two calls are equivalent:
Left(Q1, 1)
Q1.Left(1)
The second format is sometimes known as “dot notation”.
See also