There is a simple way to refer to the variable name rather than then variable value, but I can't remember or locate how to do it. I forget the term, somthing like convert the name to a string?

such as:

apple=20
lemon=33
banana=45

send one of these names (call it "xfername")

xfername=xfername +4
msgbox (" increased to " & xfername)

Note that what I desire is that if apple were the "sent one", it would have an updated final value of 24. If banana were sent, it would have a value of 49.