[RESOLVED] Trying to read into ID3 Tag

i am reading a tutorial that is telling me to dim a variable as taginfo

Dim CurrentTag As TagInfo

the compiler doesnt like this comment, and causes it to crash.
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Crash? Or an error something like "User-Defined type not defined"? (forgot what the actual error is).

The tutorial should have a declaration of that type.

vb Code:

Type taginfo
   'members here
End Type

You will need to paste this into the general declarations of your code. What is the link to the tutorial you are reading?

http://www.developerfusion.co.uk/show/62/3/

but I see now how the code works, but it is the first time that I have seen a user defined type used. What is the purpose?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by VBNewbieReady2Learn

http://www.developerfusion.co.uk/show/62/3/

but I see now how the code works, but it is the first time that I have seen a user defined type used. What is the purpose?

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To create your own data type...sometimes string, integer, double, etc. is not what we need. Sometimes we need more values:

vb Code:

Type Person
   strFirstName As String
   strLastName As String
   strEmail As String
   strPhoneNumber As String
   'etc...
End Type
 
Private udtPerson As Person
 
Private Sub Form_Load()
    With udtPerson
        .strFirstName = "Billy"
        .strLastName = "Bob"
        .strEmail = "[email protected]"
        .strPhoneNumber = "1-555-555-5555"
    End With
End Sub

There are a lot of things you can do with UDTs...create arrays of them, save them directly to disk, etc.