I just dont get it....please help

why doesnt this code work ??

VB Code:

Private Sub Command2_Click()
Dim aa As Integer
aa = 1
Dim ad(aa) As String
End Sub

iam in a situation where i have to declare an array that has a size based on a variable....so if the variable value is 1 then the array declared will be of size 1 if the variable value is 2 then the array declared will be of size 2 and so on.....how would i go about achieving this task....any help will be greatly appreciated

No you can't.

On second thought...

VB Code:

Private Sub Command1_Click()
Dim aa As Integer
aa = 1
Dim ad() As String
 
ReDim ad(aa)
 
End Sub

If you want to begin index from 1
you could do as follows

VB Code:

Private Sub Command1_Click()
Dim aa As Integer
aa = 1
Dim ad() As String
 
ReDim ad(1 to aa)
 
End Sub

The reason you can't do it your way is that Dim'ing a fixed-size array requires a constant for the array size (the number has to be known at compile time, so the compiler can allocate enough memory for the array). Since the value of a variable isn't known at compile time, even if it's only set once and never changed, it can't be used to set a fixed-size array.