declaring variables ???

[tina104291325]

say i hay a var called ERMsg what is the difference when i used the $ sign like this ERMsg$.what is the use of the $ sign

thnks

[jim mcnamara]

In Visual Basic using certain appended characters declare the datatype as something specific:

MyVar& - Long
MyVar# - Double
MyVar% - Integer
MyVar$ - String

So, you can't do this:
Dim MyVar$ as Integer <- generates an error

They are used for un-declared variables in modules where Option Explicit is not in effect. They are also OLD - from VB 2, and are going away. Some day.

[goudabuddha]

it makes it be a string, silly