No Error Message with Incorrect Range Reference Syntax

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You receive the error message, "Type-declaration character does not match declared data type," when setting a range variable with the syntax used in the following sample macro:

   Option Explicit
   Option Explicit
   Sub DisplaysError()
      Dim ws as Worksheet
      Dim r as Range
      Set ws = Sheets!Sheet1
      Set r = ws.range!("A1:A6")
   End Sub
				

The following syntax does not produce an error message:

   Option Explicit
   Sub DoesNotDisplayError()
      Dim r as Range
      Set r = Sheets!Sheet1.Range!("A1:A6")
   End Sub
				

Using the exclamation point after Range when setting the range variable off of a worksheet variable properly produces an error message. Using the exclamation point when the range variable is set off of a worksheet reference does not produce an error message.