Error declaring variable as string 1

[teckiejon]

I am trying to declare some variables at the start of a script but the code keeps erroring. For example the first line of code reads:

Dim StrData As String

Yet the script errors after AS (line1 char15) saying 'Expected End Of Statement'
Can anyone advise?

 

[tsuji]

Hello techiejon,

vbs is late-binding. It takes on variables as variants. So if you want to declare it, just use dim StrData, no "As String" part.

regards - tsuji

 

[teckiejon]

Thankyou very much for your speedy response it has saved a lot of head scratching at my end
Further down the script I have other similarly written lines such as

Dim oRecipient As CDOEXM.IMailRecipient

Will this also apply for them too?

Many thanks for your help

 

[tsuji]

techiejon,

Yes, it applies. It would translate into something like this if together with new keyword.
[tt] Dim oRecipient As new CDOEXM.IMailRecipient[/tt]
would be ported to late-binding
[tt] Dim oRecipient
'then some where later before using it
set oRecipient=createobject("CDOEXM.IMailRecipient")[/tt]

This is normal mode. It may not necessarily createobject(). It might be assigned from something resultant object etc...

With "Option Explicit", dim is strictly necessary (except for dynamic array), else it is optional.

- tsuji

 

[teckiejon]

Thats brilliant thankyou very much for your time

 

[tsuji]

Thanks, techiejon!

Just want to correct the last sentence where I changed my mind in the phrasing without move the segment to proper place. It should be read of course like this.

>With "Option Explicit", dim is strictly necessary, else it is optional [blue](except for dynamic array)[/blue].

- tsuji