Re: File List Box

These are called 'type declaration characters' and are a holdover from prior
versions of basic. As such, not all data types in VB have type declaration
characters:

Boolean none

Byte none

Currency @

Date none

Decimal none

Double #

Integer %

Long &

Object none

Single !

String $

Variant none



So, Dim s as String, and Dim s$ are the same. Ditto Dim c as Currency and
Dim c@.

This is also why, in API programming where you want to pass a null (0) value
to an API, you often see it written as 0& (to force the 0 to be representing
as a long as opposed to an integer).

--

Randy Birch
MS MVP Visual Basic
http://vbnet.mvps.org/

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"WebBiz" <justask@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"J French" <erewhon@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Tue, 1 Aug 2006 06:59:52 -0500, "WebBiz"
<justask@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I notice that you use the $ a lot. This reminds me of the old basic if
memory serves me. Have yet to run across what all those shortcuts mean in
any book. Recommend a resource that covers those odd looking variables?

To me $ is not an odd looking variable

It is the oldest BASIC definition of a String

It is extremely significant in things like Left$() versus Left()

We have had this discussed a number of times ...



It's unfortunate that my newsreader does not let me search historical
postings. (Outlook Express)

:-(
Rick


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