05 Data types / variables

VB, Like most programming languages, stores information In multiple
formats.  The basic Data types supported by VB are:

'Integer whole numbers   -32,768 to +32,767   2 bytes
'Long whole numbers   -2,147,483,648 to +2,147,483,647   4 bytes
'Single numbers with decimal points  -1.4E-45 to +3.4E38    4 bytes
'Double numbers with decimal points   -4.9E-324 to 1.8E308    8 bytes
'Boolean value of True or False only
'Strings sequences of characters, such as "abc123"
'Byte single character   0 to 255
'Date includes date and time
'Variant any type from the list above

'Variables are names assigned to store values.  Variable naming rules are:
'1. Start with a letter
'2. Consist of letter, numbers, or an underscore '_'
'3. Cannot exceed 255 characters

'To create a variable of a certain type, use the Dim function

Dim MyString As String
MySring = "abc"

Dim Y As Integer
Y = 2

'VB also supports a user-defined type (UDT), which is a combination
'of the other types

Type Address
 Address As String
 City As String
 State As String
 Zip As String
End Type

Dim R As Address
R.Address = "101 Clover Lange"
R.City = "Tulsa"
R.State = "OK"
R.Zip = "72310"

'These VB function are available to convert 1 data type into another
Cbool (expression)
CByte (expression)
CCur(expression)
CDate (expression)
CDbl (expression)
CDec (expression)
CInt (expression)
CLng (expression)
CSng (expression)
CStr (expression)
CVar(expression)