Must be first statement on the line

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Not all keywords can appear at the beginning of a line of code. This error has the following causes and solutions:

  • You preceded a Sub, Function, or Property statement with another statement on the same line. A Sub, Function, or Property statement must always be the first statement on any line in which it appears (unless preceded by the keyword Public, Private, or Static).

  • You preceded an End If, Else, or ElseIf statement with another statement on the same line. An End If, Else, or ElseIf (only when used in a block If structure) statement must always be the first statement on any line in which it appears.

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