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Q161923: WD97: Troubleshooting Variables and Data Types

Article: Q161923
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta kbdtacode word8 kbwordvba word97
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SUMMARY
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This article offers suggestions for using variables and data types in Microsoft
Visual Basic for Applications in the applications listed at the beginning of
this article.


MORE INFORMATION
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When declaring variables, the default data type is Variant. Programmers should
ideally specify specific data types and not use the Variant data types. Variant
data types consume more memory, do not offer the same performance as specific
data types, and can promote errors in programming logic.

Make sure variables are properly declared. Consider the following example:

     Dim oVar1, oVar2 As Object

This syntax may appear to be declaring two Object variables, but in this case
oVar1 is being implicitly declared as a Variant (the default data type) and
oVar2 is being explicitly declared as an Object. The following code will produce
two Object variables:

     Dim oVar1 As Object
     Dim oVar2 As Object

-or-

     Dim oVar1 As Object, oVar2 As Object

For more information about dimensioning variables, from the Visual Basic Editor,
click the Office Assistant, type "Declaring Variables" (without the quotation
marks), click Search, and then click to view "Declaring Variables."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see
the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q176476 OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

REFERENCES
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For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications


Additional query words: wordcon vb vba vbe

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Keywords          : kbdta kbdtacode word8 kbwordvba word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbhowto

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