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The document discusses naming conventions, scope, lifetime, and data types of variables in Visual Basic. It recommends prefixing variable names with abbreviations indicating type, and notes variables can have procedure, module, or project scope. Variables are destroyed either at the end of the procedure or module in which they are declared, or when the workbook, module or project closes. The data type determines the memory allocated and values a variable can hold, with options like Boolean, Integer, Long, Single, Double and more. Syntax is shown for declaring variables with Dim or Public at either the local, module or project level.

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Variables

The document discusses naming conventions, scope, lifetime, and data types of variables in Visual Basic. It recommends prefixing variable names with abbreviations indicating type, and notes variables can have procedure, module, or project scope. Variables are destroyed either at the end of the procedure or module in which they are declared, or when the workbook, module or project closes. The data type determines the memory allocated and values a variable can hold, with options like Boolean, Integer, Long, Single, Double and more. Syntax is shown for declaring variables with Dim or Public at either the local, module or project level.

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Variables

Naming Variables

Variables follow the same naming convention as Subroutines:

 Must be less than 255 characters


 Use only letters, numbers or underscores
 No spaces allowed (either use CamelCase or use_underscores)
 Cannot begin with a number

There is a notation (though unofficial) called the Leszynski, or Hungarian notation, that suggests
prefixing names of variables, objects etc. with an abbreviation of what they are:

 intMyCounter As Integer int indicating this is type Integer


 frmMyForm frm indicating this is a form
 ModTheBasics Mod indicating this is a Module

More here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leszynski_naming_convention

The Scope of a Variable

Scope simply means where can you see it. The scope of a variable is determined when you declare
it:

 Procedure Level Can be used only in the Sub it‘s declared in* Declared with Dim
 Module Level Can be used anywhere in the current module. Declared with Dim
 Project Level Can be used anywhere in the current project. Declared with Public

*Can be passed to another sub if the code is modified (see lecture Variables - Local Variables With A
Twist)

The Lifetime of a Variable

 Local Dim Destroyed at End Sub of the Sub in which it was declared, or End statement
 Module Dim Destroyed at:
 Workbook Close
 "Stop" is hit in the VBE
 A new Sub is added to the Module
 End statement
 Proc Public Destroyed at End Sub of the module in which it was declared, or "End"
statement
Assigning a Value to a Variable

Before a Variable is useful, we need to put something in it!

Hard Coded strMyString = “Hello World”

Dynamically coded strMyString = Range(“A1”).Value

Data Types of Variables

Type Description Memory allocated


Boolean TRUE or FALSE 2 bytes

Integer A whole number between -32768 and 32767 2 bytes


Long 2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647 4 bytes
Single -3.4028235E+38 through -1.401298E-45 † for negative 4 bytes
values;

1.401298E-45 through 3.4028235E+38 † for positive


values
Double -1.79769313486232E308 to -4.94065645841247E-324 8 bytes
for negative values;

4.94065645841247E-324 to 1.79769313486232E308
for positive values
Currency -922,337,203,685,477.5808 to 8 bytes
922,337,203,685,477.5807
Date January 1, 100 to December 31, 9999 8 bytes
String Text 10 bytes + string length
Variant Anything at all >16 bytes

Syntax for Declaring a Variable

Dim X As Integer Can be used Locally (in Sub), or Module level (Declarations Section)

Public Y As Long Used at Project level (in the Declarations Area)

You can declare multiple variables on the same line:

Dim X As Integer, Y As Long (All must be Dim in this instance)

Public X As Integer, Y As Long (All must be Public in this instance)

For more information, see the Microsoft article below:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/kb/843144

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