Invalid attribute in sub, function, or property

Some attributes are invalid within procedures. This error has the following cause and solution:

• A Public or Private attribute appears within the body of a procedure definition. Remove the attribute from the procedure. To give the variable wider scope, move the declaration to module level. Variables declared within procedures are always Private.

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