Difference between Calling a Sub and Application.Run

Question

In my business, we have a few teams that work on very simple macros. I\'m trying to make them all readable to each other and in somewhat of a similar format, so new joiners can

Answer 1

I use Application.Run if I’m trying to run a sub that is private in another module. If I have a some kind of template where I want to hide the macros from the users I will declare it as private so they can’t run/see the macro from there macros dialog box.

In module1 I have

Private Sub priv()
  MsgBox “Private”
End Suv

In module2 the below will give you a Sub or Function not defined error.

Sub callPriv()
  Call priv()
End Sub

But in module2 this will run and display the message box

Sub callPriv()
  Application.Run “priv”
End Sub

It’s also useful to use Application.Run if you are calling a sub in your sheet or thisWorkbook modules.