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TitleQuickly load an array with values in VB4
Keywordsarray, load, values, data
CategoriesTips and Tricks, Software Engineering
 
Visual Basic does not have a DATA statement. Use the Array statement to create a variant array of the numbers. Then copy the numbers into an Integer array for better performance later.
 
Private Sub Command1_Click()
Dim numbers() As Integer
Dim txt As String
Dim i As Integer

    ' Load the data.
    LoadNumbers numbers(), Array(10, 15, 20, 25)
    
    ' Display the values loaded.
    txt = ""
    For i = LBound(numbers) To UBound(numbers)
        txt = txt & Format$(numbers(i)) & Chr$(10) & _
            Chr$(13)
    Next i
    MsgBox txt
End Sub

' Copy numbers from a variant array to an integer
' array. This will give better peformance.
Private Sub LoadNumbers(arr() As Integer, ByVal var_arr As _
    Variant)
Dim min_num As Integer
Dim max_num As Integer
Dim i As Integer

    ' Make room for the numbers.
    max_num = UBound(var_arr)
    min_num = LBound(var_arr)
    ReDim arr(min_num To max_num)
    
    ' Copy the numbers.
    For i = min_num To max_num
        arr(i) = var_arr(i)
    Next i
End Sub
 
 
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