variables

[rann]

Hi,
I recently downloaded some source code from the web
and noticed that the programmer has declared variables
as follows.

Private Sub Test(Total%, count$, Cost!)
.........
........
........
End Sub

what does these %,$ and ! stand for are they part of the
variable or do they mean some thing any help would be
appreciated.

Thanks in Advance,

rann.

 

[zemp]

What you see there are type declaration characters. Basically the %,$ and ! tell VB what type the variable is. See the link below for more details.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;191713&

I believe

Private Sub Test(Total%, count$, Cost!)

is the same as

Private Sub Test(Total as integer, count as string, Cost as single)
Thanks and Good Luck!

zemp

 

[chiph]

rann -

This is a legacy way to declare variable types. Any new code you write shouldn't use them.

Chip H.