Invalid outside procedure

Question

I want to store a path in string "path" which would be available for the whole workbook.

When I do it the following way, I get an error: "invalid outside procedure"

Here is how I am trying to declare the path in (General) (Declaration)

Option Explicit
Dim path As String

 path = "\\sharedDrive\TestFolder\Test_PDF\"

I get the error at:

"\\sharedDrive\TestFolder\Test_PDF\"

Solution

Put the variable in a module instead, like this:

Public path As String

Then, in your Workbook_Open routine:

Private Sub Workbook_Open()
    yourModule.path = "\\sharedDrive\TestFolder\Test_PDF\"
End Sub

To access it anywhere, use yourModule.path.