VBA: Type 13 Mismatch - Not sure what could be wrong with my variables.

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So alot of this code is comented out. So it's pretty clear what is going on.

But I'm having an error thrown in a section of the code I just added. What's confusing about it is that it worked fine in the section of the code I added when it was independent.

I have the section of the code underlined and highlighted that is throwing the error.


Code: 
Sub Import_BrandName_BrandCode2()
    'we are now going to create all of our variables
    Dim answer As Integer
    Dim Clear_Sheet As Integer
    Dim mpsLink As String
    Dim brandCode As String
    Dim brandName As String
    Dim rngMSRPHeader As Range, rngHeaders As Range
    Dim brand As String, mapPolicy As String
    Dim Msg As String, Ans As Variant
    Dim mp As Variant, factor As Double, aFormula As String
    Dim cel As Range, rng As Range, lastCell As Range


    
    
    'We're now going to disable all screen updating events.
    Application.ScreenUpdating = False
    
    'We're going to clear away any previous pulls that we've made from our API
    Sheets("Import Info").Cells.Clear
    '''''We're going to need to work here to hide the tab later.
    
    Application.Goto ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("Import Info").Cells(1, 1)
    
    'An error can, and does often occur here. So we're going to protect ourselves from it and any
    'nuisances it could cause.
    On Error Resume Next
    'We're now going to have our VBA delete the previous query. This happens in more than one place.
    ActiveWorkbook.Queries("brandDataAPI2 (2)").Delete
    On Error GoTo 0
    
    'We are setting up the query that we're going to pull the brand information from.
    '' The first thing that we need in order to do that is the brand code.
    brandCode = InputBox("Enter your BrandCode here")
    
    Do While Len(brandCode) <> 3
        brandCode = InputBox("Brandcodes can only contain three letters. Please try again.")
    Loop
''Now we're going to set up our MPS link.
    '' -- There are two parts to the link. Part one is standard and it is hardcoded.
    '' -- Part 2 is the 'brandcode', it is the part that we will dynamically enter into the link on each occasion. It is the part that will change.
    
    
    mpsLink = """http://cf3.myplumbingshowroom.com/scheduledScripts/brandDataAPI2.cfm?brandCode=" & brandCode & """"
    
    Application.CutCopyMode = False ' the clause we added.
    ActiveWorkbook.Queries.Add Name:="brandDataAPI2 (2)", Formula:= _
        "let" & Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10) & "    Source = Csv.Document(Web.Contents(" & mpsLink & "),[Delimiter="","", Columns=11, Encoding=65001, QuoteStyle=QuoteStyle.None])," & Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10) & "    #""Promoted Headers"" = Table.PromoteHeaders(Source, [PromoteAllScalars=true])," & Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10) & "    #""Changed Type"" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#""Promoted Headers"",{{""BrandName""" & _
        ", type text}, {"" BrandCode"", type text}, {"" BrandID"", Int64.Type}, {"" datalastUpdate"", type date}, {"" numproducts"", Int64.Type}, {""priceMethod"", type text}, {""URL"", type text}, {""showPrice"", Int64.Type}, {""MAP_YN"", Int64.Type}, {""MAP"", type text}, {""msrpNotes"", type text}})" & Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10) & "in" & Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10) & "    #""Changed Type"""
    With ActiveSheet.ListObjects.Add(SourceType:=0, Source:= _
        "OLEDB;Provider=Microsoft.Mashup.OleDb.1;Data Source=$Workbook$;Location=""brandDataAPI2 (2)"";Extended Properties=""""" _
        , Destination:=Range("$A$1")).QueryTable
        .CommandType = xlCmdSql
        .CommandText = Array("SELECT * FROM [brandDataAPI2 (2)]")
        .RowNumbers = False
        .FillAdjacentFormulas = False
        .PreserveFormatting = True
        .RefreshOnFileOpen = False
        .BackgroundQuery = True
        .RefreshStyle = xlInsertDeleteCells
        .SavePassword = False
        .SaveData = True
        .AdjustColumnWidth = True
        .RefreshPeriod = 0
        .PreserveColumnInfo = True
        .ListObject.DisplayName = "brandDataAPI2__2"
        .Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False
    End With
    
    If IsEmpty(Range("A2")) = True Then
        'We are clearing out the entry the user put in, becuase it is invalid.
        Sheets("Import Info").Cells.Clear
        'we're going to inform the user that the entry they put in was invalid
        MsgBox ("Incorrect Entry. Not a valid Brand.")
    Else
        With Sheets("Data Sheet")
            .Columns(1).Resize(, 2).Insert
            .Range("A1:B1").Value = Array("Brandname", "Brandcode")
            With .Range("C2", .Range("C" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp)).SpecialCells(xlConstants)
                .Offset(, -2).Value = Sheets("Import Info").Range("A2").Value
                .Offset(, -1).Value = Sheets("Import Info").Range("B2").Value
            End With
        End With
    End If


    'we're providing the user with a choice as to wether or not they want to insert the map policy.
    Msg = "Do you want to insert the Map policy into the 'data sheet' at this time?"
    
    'the answer box with the answers 'yes' and 'no'
    Ans = MsgBox(Msg, vbYesNo)
    
    Select Case Ans
    Case vbYes
        Set rngHeaders = Worksheets("Data Sheet").Range("1:1") 'look in entire first row
        Set rngMSRPHeader = rngHeaders.Find(what:="MSRP", After:=Cells(1, 1))
        
        rngMSRPHeader.Offset(0, 1).EntireColumn.Insert
        rngMSRPHeader.Offset(0, 1).Value = "MAPprice"
        
        brand = Worksheets("Import Info").Range("A2")
        mapPolicy = Worksheets("Import Info").Range("J2")
        
[COLOR=#b22222][U][I][B]        MsgBox ("For Brand:" & brand & vbNewLine & "The Map Policy Is" * mapPolicy)[/B][/I][/U][/COLOR]
        


    Set rngHeaders = Worksheets("Data Sheet").Range("1:1") 'look in entire first row
    Set rngMSRPHeader = rngHeaders.Find(what:="MSRP", After:=Cells(1, 1))
    
    rngMSRPHeader.Offset(0, 1).EntireColumn.Insert
    rngMSRPHeader.Offset(0, 1).Value = "MAPprice"
    
    brand = Worksheets("Import Info").Range("A2")
    mapPolicy = Worksheets("Import Info").Range("J2")
    
    MsgBox ("For Brand:" & brand & vbNewLine & "The Map Policy Is" & mapPolicy)
    
    mp = InputBox("Enter Map Policy", "User Input")
    If mp > 1 Then Exit Sub
    factor = 1 - mp
    
    With rngMSRPHeader.Parent
        If Not rngMSRPHeader Is Nothing Then
            Set lastCell = .Cells(Rows.Count, rngMSRPHeader.Column).End(xlUp)
            Set rng = Range(rngMSRPHeader.Offset(1), lastCell)
                For Each cel In rng
                    With cel.Offset(, 1)
                    'for formula in cell
                    aFormula = "=" & cel.Address(0, 0) & "*" & factor
                    cel.Offset(, 1).Formula = aFormula
                    
                    'Enter as value (commented out)
                    'cel.Offset(, 1).Value = cel.Value * factor
                End With
            Next cel
        End If
    End With
    Case vbNo
End Select
    
    Sheets("Data Sheet").Select
    Range("BB100").Select
    ActiveWindow.SmallScroll up:=100
    ActiveWindow.SmallScroll ToLeft:=44
    
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
    


End Sub
 
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Try changing the asterisk to an ampersand, like this:

MsgBox ("For Brand:" & brand & vbNewLine & "The Map Policy Is " & mapPolicy)
 
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I typed that in by mistake. I have again highlighted the relevant section of code.

Rich (BB code): 
  'we are now going to create all of our variables
    Dim answer As Integer
    Dim Clear_Sheet As Integer
    Dim mpsLink As String
    Dim brandCode As String
    Dim brandName As String
    Dim rngMSRPHeader As Range, rngHeaders As Range
    Dim brand As String, mapPolicy As String
    Dim Msg As String, Ans As Variant
    Dim mp As Variant, factor As Double, aFormula As String
    Dim cel As Range, rng As Range, lastCell As Range


    
    
    'We're now going to disable all screen updating events.
    Application.ScreenUpdating = False
    
    'We're going to clear away any previous pulls that we've made from our API
    Sheets("Import Info").Cells.Clear
    '''''We're going to need to work here to hide the tab later.
    
    Application.Goto ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("Import Info").Cells(1, 1)
    
    'An error can, and does often occur here. So we're going to protect ourselves from it and any
    'nuisances it could cause.
    On Error Resume Next
    'We're now going to have our VBA delete the previous query. This happens in more than one place.
    ActiveWorkbook.Queries("brandDataAPI2 (2)").Delete
    On Error GoTo 0
    
    'We are setting up the query that we're going to pull the brand information from.
    '' The first thing that we need in order to do that is the brand code.
    brandCode = InputBox("Enter your BrandCode here")
    
    Do While Len(brandCode) <> 3
        brandCode = InputBox("Brandcodes can only contain three letters. Please try again.")
    Loop
''Now we're going to set up our MPS link.
    '' -- There are two parts to the link. Part one is standard and it is hardcoded.
    '' -- Part 2 is the 'brandcode', it is the part that we will dynamically enter into the link on each occasion. It is the part that will change.
    
    
    mpsLink = """http://cf3.myplumbingshowroom.com/scheduledScripts/brandDataAPI2.cfm?brandCode=" & brandCode & """"
    
    Application.CutCopyMode = False ' the clause we added.
    ActiveWorkbook.Queries.Add Name:="brandDataAPI2 (2)", Formula:= _
        "let" & Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10) & "    Source = Csv.Document(Web.Contents(" & mpsLink & "),[Delimiter="","", Columns=11, Encoding=65001, QuoteStyle=QuoteStyle.None])," & Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10) & "    #""Promoted Headers"" = Table.PromoteHeaders(Source, [PromoteAllScalars=true])," & Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10) & "    #""Changed Type"" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(#""Promoted Headers"",{{""BrandName""" & _
        ", type text}, {"" BrandCode"", type text}, {"" BrandID"", Int64.Type}, {"" datalastUpdate"", type date}, {"" numproducts"", Int64.Type}, {""priceMethod"", type text}, {""URL"", type text}, {""showPrice"", Int64.Type}, {""MAP_YN"", Int64.Type}, {""MAP"", type text}, {""msrpNotes"", type text}})" & Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10) & "in" & Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10) & "    #""Changed Type"""
    With ActiveSheet.ListObjects.Add(SourceType:=0, Source:= _
        "OLEDB;Provider=Microsoft.Mashup.OleDb.1;Data Source=$Workbook$;Location=""brandDataAPI2 (2)"";Extended Properties=""""" _
        , Destination:=Range("$A$1")).QueryTable
        .CommandType = xlCmdSql
        .CommandText = Array("SELECT * FROM [brandDataAPI2 (2)]")
        .RowNumbers = False
        .FillAdjacentFormulas = False
        .PreserveFormatting = True
        .RefreshOnFileOpen = False
        .BackgroundQuery = True
        .RefreshStyle = xlInsertDeleteCells
        .SavePassword = False
        .SaveData = True
        .AdjustColumnWidth = True
        .RefreshPeriod = 0
        .PreserveColumnInfo = True
        .ListObject.DisplayName = "brandDataAPI2__2"
        .Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False
    End With
    
    If IsEmpty(Range("A2")) = True Then
        'We are clearing out the entry the user put in, becuase it is invalid.
        Sheets("Import Info").Cells.Clear
        'we're going to inform the user that the entry they put in was invalid
        MsgBox ("Incorrect Entry. Not a valid Brand.")
    Else
        With Sheets("Data Sheet")
            .Columns(1).Resize(, 2).Insert
            .Range("A1:B1").Value = Array("Brandname", "Brandcode")
            With .Range("C2", .Range("C" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp)).SpecialCells(xlConstants)
                .Offset(, -2).Value = Sheets("Import Info").Range("A2").Value
                .Offset(, -1).Value = Sheets("Import Info").Range("B2").Value
            End With
        End With
    End If


    'we're providing the user with a choice as to wether or not they want to insert the map policy.
    Msg = "Do you want to insert the Map policy into the 'data sheet' at this time?"
    
    'the answer box with the answers 'yes' and 'no'
    Ans = MsgBox(Msg, vbYesNo)
    
    Select Case Ans
    Case vbYes
        Set rngHeaders = Worksheets("Data Sheet").Range("1:1") 'look in entire first row
        Set rngMSRPHeader = rngHeaders.Find(what:="MSRP", After:=Cells(1, 1))
        
        rngMSRPHeader.Offset(0, 1).EntireColumn.Insert
        rngMSRPHeader.Offset(0, 1).Value = "MAPprice"
        
        brand = Worksheets("Import Info").Range("A2")
        mapPolicy = Worksheets("Import Info").Range("J2")
        
        MsgBox ("For Brand:" & brand & vbNewLine & "The Map Policy Is" & mapPolicy)



    Set rngHeaders = Worksheets("Data Sheet").Range("1:1") 'look in entire first row
    Set rngMSRPHeader = rngHeaders.Find(what:="MSRP", After:=Cells(1, 1))
    
    rngMSRPHeader.Offset(0, 1).EntireColumn.Insert
    rngMSRPHeader.Offset(0, 1).Value = "MAPprice"
    
    brand = Worksheets("Import Info").Range("A2")
    mapPolicy = Worksheets("Import Info").Range("J2")
    
    MsgBox ("For Brand:" & brand & vbNewLine & "The Map Policy Is" & mapPolicy)
    
    mp = InputBox("Enter Map Policy", "User Input")
    If mp > 1 Then Exit Sub
    factor = 1 - mp
    
    With rngMSRPHeader.Parent
        If Not rngMSRPHeader Is Nothing Then
            Set lastCell = .Cells(Rows.Count, rngMSRPHeader.Column).End(xlUp)
            Set rng = Range(rngMSRPHeader.Offset(1), lastCell)
                For Each cel In rng
                    With cel.Offset(, 1)
                    'for formula in cell
                    'aFormula = "=" & cel.Address(0, 0) & "*" & factor
                    'cel.Offset(, 1).Formula = aFormula
                    
                    'Enter as value
                    cel.Offset(, 1).Value = cel.Value * factor
                End With
            Next cel
        End If
    End With
    Case vbNo
End Select
    
    Sheets("Data Sheet").Select
    Range("BB100").Select
    ActiveWindow.SmallScroll up:=100
    ActiveWindow.SmallScroll ToLeft:=44
    
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
 
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What are in cells A2 and J2 on the "Import Info" sheet?
If either cells contains an error, that will cause the error that you are seeing.
 
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Joe4 said:
What are in cells A2 and J2 on the "Import Info" sheet?
If either cells contains an error, that will cause the error that you are seeing.
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But it should be coming through as a string, it's going into a message box so it should at least be making it to the message box before there are issues. Am I not correct there?

Steve
 
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But it should be coming through as a string, it's going into a message box so it should at least be making it to the message box before there are issues. Am I not correct there?
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No, the error does not show up until you try to do something with it.

Try putting a breakpoint on the MsgBox line, then run your code.
Then, when it stops at the breakpoint, hover over the two variables to see what it shows for their values. You should see the error.

If you have the possibility of errors in those cells, you may need to add error handling to your VBA code.
Or, perhaps correct the condition that is resulting in an error (if there are formulas in those cells, you may be able to use the IFERROR function to address that).
 
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