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VBA equivalent to Excel's mod function

Is there a vba equivalent to excel's mod function?

Solution

  • You want the mod operator.

    The expression a Mod b is equivalent to the following formula:

a - (b * (a \ b))

    Edited to add:

    There are some special cases you may have to consider, because Excel is using floating point math (and returns a float), which the VBA function returns an integer. Because of this, using mod with floating-point numbers may require extra attention:

    • Excel's results may not correspond exactly with what you would predict; this is covered briefly here (see topmost answer) and at great length here.

    • As @André points out in the comments, negative numbers may round in the opposite direction from what you expect. The Fix() function he suggests is explained here (MSDN).