Explanation : Redim & Redim Preserve

[omarswan]

Could someone clearly explain what is Redim & Redim Preserve, what are they used for and why they are used?

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[netSurfer]

Roughly, you use redim when you are setting the dimensions of an array. You use Redim Preserve when you have declared it and put values in and need to change the dimensions without losing hte data.:

dim strTemp() as string - dims the array variable

redim strTemp(2) - sets the dimensions of hte array

strtemp(1) = "Test1"
strtemp(2) = "Test2"

redim preserve strTemp(3)

strtemp (3) = "test3"

Hope that helps