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COMP1022Q

Introduction to Computing with Excel VBA

Different Types of Variable in VBA

David Rossiter, Gibson Lam and Oz Lam


Outcomes
• After completing this presentation, you are
expected to be able to:
1. Understand the use of five common types of
variables and their limitations

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We have seen
Making and Using a Variable this before

• For example, you can make a variable called Name


which holds a string (a piece of text) using this
code: Dim Name As String
• You can use the variable to hold
some text using this code: David
Name = "David" Name

• You can then show the content of


the variable using a message box:
MsgBox Name
Different Types of Variable
• In addition to the String variable which stores text, there
are many other types of variable for storing other things
• In this presentation, we look at these types of variable:
1. Integer for storing (small) integer numbers
2. Long for storing (large) integer numbers
3. Single for storing (less accurate) decimal numbers
4. Double for storing (more accurate) decimal numbers
5. Boolean for storing the True or False values
• These are not the only types of variable, we may look at
other types later
Integer Variables
• If you want to store an integer number in VBA,
you can use an Integer variable, i.e.
Dim Money As Integer
Money = InputBox("How much do you have?")
MsgBox "You have $" & Money

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Range of an Integer Variable
• An integer variable can only handle a number in
the range -32,768 to 32,767
• If you try to put a number that is outside that range
into an Integer variable, the code will show an error

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Long Variables
• If you want to store a number larger than 32,767 or
smaller than -32,768, use a Long variable
• A Long variable can store a number in the range
-2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647
Dim Money As Long
Money = InputBox("How much do you have?")
MsgBox "You have $" & Money
Using a Number Which Has a Decimal Place
• If you try to enter a number which has a decimal place
(such as 13.4) in the previous two examples, the decimal
place is dumped and the number is automatically
rounded up or down i.e.

• If you want to keep the decimal place, you need to use a


variable type which can handle it, see next slide
Single and Double Variables 1/2
• Single and Double variables can both handle a
decimal place, but Double has more accuracy
Dim Pi As Single
Pi = InputBox("What is the value of Pi?")
MsgBox "The value of Pi is " & Pi

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Single and Double Variables 2/2
Dim Pi As Double
Pi = InputBox("What is the value of Pi?")
MsgBox "The value of Pi is " & Pi

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Boolean Variables
• A Boolean variable is used to store one of the two
values only: True or False
• For example, the comparison of two numbers can
be put in a variable like this:
Dim Number1 As Double
Dim Number2 As Double
Dim Comparison As Boolean

Number1 = InputBox("What is the first number?")


Number2 = InputBox("What is the second number?")
Comparison = (Number1 = Number2)

MsgBox "Are the two numbers the same? " & _


Comparison
• When the two numbers • When the two numbers
are different are the same

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