vba: return dictionary from function

You'll need to use the SET keyword anytime you are assigning an object instead of a value:

    Sub mySub()        dim myDict as Dictionary        set myDict = myFunc()    End Sub    Function myFunc() as Dictionary        dim myDict2 as Dictionary        set myDict2 = new Dictionary                'some code that does things and adds to myDict2'        set myFunc=myDict2    End Function

Your original code was also creating myDict as a new Dictionary object, then immediately replacing it with a different one. You can just skip that step.

I see that this is an old question, but the post AND solution helped me figure this out, and I took it to the next level. It was a small leap. Thank you!

How about converting your function that populates the dictionary with process names and IDs so it returns a dictionary object? Then it is a simple task of populating a sheet with the dictionary contents, which I learned to do from a blog. I wish I had the author's name but the link is included.

Sheet1 was assumed of course. Customize however you wish. Again this was a small leap from what both of you posted. Absolutely brilliant work guys, thank you!

Sub Test_AllRunningApps()    Dim apps As Dictionary    Set apps = AllRunningApps()    'Populate a sheet with a dictionary - http://exceldevelopmentplatform.blogspot.com/2018/05/vba-writing-dictionaries-to-worksheet.html    Sheet1.Cells(1, 1).Resize(apps.Count, 1).Value2 = Application.Transpose(apps.Keys)    Sheet1.Cells(1, 2).Resize(apps.Count, 1).Value2 = Application.Transpose(apps.Items)    Set apps = NothingEnd Sub'Similar to: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa393618%28VS.85%29.aspxPublic Function AllRunningApps() As Dictionary    Dim strComputer As String    Dim objServices As Object, objProcessSet As Object, Process As Object    Dim oDic As Object, oDic2 As Object, a() As Variant    Set oDic = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")    strComputer = "."    Set objServices = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" _        & strComputer & "\root\CIMV2")    Set objProcessSet = objServices.ExecQuery _        ("Select Name, ProcessID FROM Win32_Process", , 48)    For Each Process In objProcessSet       If Not oDic.exists(Process.Name) Then        oDic.Add Key:=Process.Properties_("Name").Value, Item:=Process.Properties_("ProcessID").Value       End If    Next    Set AllRunningApps = oDic    Set objProcessSet = Nothing    Set oDic = NothingEnd Function