[thelist] VBscript array declaration puzzlement

[Joshua Olson]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joel D Canfield
> Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 2:03 PM
>
> Why does this
>
>     Dim aryPlanIDs(intCount)
>
> result in an 'expected constant' error, while
>
>     Dim aryPlanIDs()
>     ReDim aryPlanIDs(intCount)
>
> seems to work fine?

Joel,

I agree that it's screwy, but VBScript doesn't allow variables when
declaring array size with the Dim statement.  I'm sure under the hood there
is a reason, but it eludes me.  FWIW, I find that array management is much
easier in JScript.

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Joshua Olson
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