how to create var with same name but another index?

9 Nov 2006 8:42 PM

Britt

Hi,

I want to create an unknown number of variables, depending of the value of
another variable (amounvar)..
The created variables must have the name: var1, var2 etc ... I never know in
advance 'amountvar'.

I tried this but doesn't work:
.....
amountvar=30
for i=1 to amountvar
dim var & i
next

Thanks for help
Britt

9 Nov 2006 9:11 PM

Kerry Moorman

Britt,

This is what arrays are for.

Kerry Moorman

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"Britt" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I want to create an unknown number of variables, depending of the value of
> another variable (amounvar)..
> The created variables must have the name: var1, var2 etc ... I never know in
> advance 'amountvar'.
>
> I tried this but doesn't work:
> .....
> amountvar=30
> for i=1 to amountvar
> dim var & i
> next
>
> Thanks for help
> Britt
>
>
>

9 Nov 2006 9:13 PM

iwdu15

try using arrays or an arraylist. in an array, you specify the size (which
can be expanded during execution)...for example

Dim arrInt(5) as Integer

that creates 6 integer variables, arrInt(0), arrInt(1), ..., arrInt(5). to
use those variables, you just say exactly what i did above, arrInt(index
number).

you could also use an array list object

Dim arrInt as New ArrayList

arrInt.Add(some object or value here)
var = arrInt(index)

and since they are collections, you can use them in for loops

hope this helps

--
-iwdu15

9 Nov 2006 9:25 PM

Tim Patrick

It sounds like an array.

amountVar = 30
Dim myVariables(amountVar)

Now you have access to 31 variables, numbered from myVariables(0) to myVariables(30).

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Tim Patrick
Start-to-Finish Visual Basic 2005

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> Hi,
>
> I want to create an unknown number of variables, depending of the
> value of
> another variable (amounvar)..
> The created variables must have the name: var1, var2 etc ... I never
> know in
> advance 'amountvar'.
> I tried this but doesn't work:
> ....
> amountvar=30
> for i=1 to amountvar
> dim var & i
> next
> Thanks for help
> Britt

9 Nov 2006 11:05 PM

RobinS

You can't. Use an array or a generic list.

Robin S.

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"Britt" <fbf***@dvsv.qs> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I want to create an unknown number of variables, depending of the value of
> another variable (amounvar)..
> The created variables must have the name: var1, var2 etc ... I never know
> in advance 'amountvar'.
>
> I tried this but doesn't work:
> ....
> amountvar=30
> for i=1 to amountvar
> dim var & i
> next
>
> Thanks for help
> Britt
>
>

10 Nov 2006 8:49 AM

Britt

Thanks all

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> You can't. Use an array or a generic list.
>
> Robin S.
>
> "Britt" <fbf***@dvsv.qs> wrote in message
> news:%23%23cMS%23DBHHA.3380@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I want to create an unknown number of variables, depending of the value
>> of another variable (amounvar)..
>> The created variables must have the name: var1, var2 etc ... I never know
>> in advance 'amountvar'.
>>
>> I tried this but doesn't work:
>> ....
>> amountvar=30
>> for i=1 to amountvar
>> dim var & i
>> next
>>
>> Thanks for help
>> Britt
>>
>>
>
>