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Q229792: INFO: Maximum Number of Array Elements in Visual Basic 6.0

Article: Q229792
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbVBp600 kbGrpDSVB
Last Modified: 11-JAN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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The maximum number of elements in an array is limited by the amount of available
system resources. While you could possibly have an array with the maximum 32-bit
value of 2147483648, your program would run out of memory on Windows NT because
Windows NT 4.0 only supports 4GB of memory in a single process.

REFERENCES
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For more information about project, control, and code limitations in Visual
Basic, please see the following topics in the Visual Basic Programmers Guide in
the Online Help:

- Project Limitations
- Control Limitations
- Code Limitations
- Data Limitations
- System Resource Limitations

Additional query words: VBFAQProgramming

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Keywords          : kbVBp600 kbGrpDSVB 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB600Search kbVBA600 kbVB600
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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