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VBA's Most Useful Built-in Functions

After a 3 days gap, I'm here with a new article. My friends tried Excel Macros and given me more tasks. And this post is for them.
Most of the Excel guys will never check for the existing functions of VBA, they simply create functions by their selves. But that one actually a complex and time consuming task. But for some functions there are built-in functions available in VBA. So going forward gain your valuable time by using built-in functions :) :)
There are 1000's of built-in functions but I'm just posting the important one's.
For complete details on a particular function, type the function name into a VBA module, move the cursor anywhere in the text, and press F1(Help)
find below the main built in functions .....

Function
Description
Abs
Returns a number's absolute value
Array
Returns a variant containing an array
Asc
Converts the first character of a string to its ASCII value
Atn
Returns the arctangent of a number
Choose
Returns a value from a list of items
Chr
Converts an ANSI value to a string
Cos
Returns a number's cosine
CurDir
Returns the current path
Date
Returns the current system date
DateAdd
Returns a date to which a specified time interval has been

added — for example, one month from a particular date
DateDiff
Returns an integer showing the number of specified time intervals between two dates, for example the number of months between now and your birthday
DatePart
Returns an integer containing the specified part of a given

date — for example, a date's day of the year
DateSerial
Converts a date to a serial number
DateValue
Converts a string to a date
Day
Returns the day of the month from a date value
Dir
Returns the name of a file or directory that matches a pattern
Erl
Returns the line number that caused an error
Err
Returns the error number of an error condition
Error
Returns the error message that corresponds to an error number
Exp
Returns the base of the natural logarithm (e) raised to a power
FileLen
Returns the number of bytes in a file
Fix
Returns a number's integer portion
Format
Displays an expression in a particular format
GetSetting
Returns a value from the Windows registry
Hex
Converts from decimal to hexadecimal
Hour
Returns the hours portion of a time
InputBox
Displays a box to prompt a user for input
InStr
Returns the position of a string within another string
Int
Returns the integer portion of a number
IPmt
Returns the interest payment for an annuity or loan
IsArray
Returns True if a variable is an array
IsDate
Returns True if an expression is a date
IsEmpty
Returns True if a variable has not been initialized
IsError
Returns True if an expression is an error value
IsMissing
Returns True if an optional argument was not passed to a procedure
IsNull
Returns True if an expression contains no valid data
IsNumeric
Returns True if an expression can be evaluated as a number
IsObject
Returns True if an expression references an OLE Automation object
LBound
Returns the smallest subscript for a dimension of an array
LCase
Returns a string converted to lowercase
Left
Returns a specified number of characters from the left of a string
Len
Returns the number of characters in a string
Log
Returns the natural logarithm of a number to base e
LTrim
Returns a copy of a string, with any leading spaces removed
Mid
Returns a specified number of characters from a string
Minute
Returns the minutes portion of a time value
Month
Returns the month from a date value
MsgBox
Displays a message box and (optionally) returns a value
Now
Returns the current system date and time
RGB
Returns a numeric RGB value representing a color
Right
Returns a specified number of characters from the right of a string
Rnd
Returns a random number between 0 and 1
RTrim
Returns a copy of a string, with any trailing spaces removed
Second
Returns the seconds portion of a time value
Sgn
Returns an integer that indicates a number's sign
Shell
Runs an executable program
Sin
Returns a number's sine
Space
Returns a string with a specified number of spaces
Sqr
Returns a number's square root
Str
Returns a string representation of a number
StrComp
Returns a value indicating the result of a string comparison
String
Returns a repeating character or string
Tan
Returns a number's tangent
Time
Returns the current system time
Timer
Returns the number of seconds since midnight
TimeSerial
Returns the time for a specified hour, minute, and second
TimeValue
Converts a string to a time serial number
Trim
Returns a string without leading or trailing spaces
TypeName
Returns a string that describes a variable's data type
UBound
Returns the largest available subscript for an array's dimension
UCase
Converts a string to uppercase
Val
Returns the numbers contained in a string
VarType
Returns a value indicating a variable's subtype
Weekday
Returns a number representing a day of the week
Year
Returns the year from a date value
Welcome your comments and suggestions...Good Night :) 

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