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TypeName function VarType function TypeName Function; VarType Function[Runtime] Returns a string (TypeName) or a numeric value (VarType) that contains information for a variable.

Syntax: TypeName (Variable)VarType (Variable) Return value: String; Integer Parameters: Variable: The variable that you want to determine the type of. You can use the following values: key word VarType Variable type Boolean 11 Boolean variable Date 7 Date variable Double 5 Double floating point variable Integer 2 Integer variable Long 3 Long integer variable Object 9 Object variable Single 4 Single floating-point variable String 8 String variable Variant 12 Variant variable (can contain all types specified by the definition) Empty 0 Variable is not initialized Null 1 No valid data Example: Sub ExampleType Dim iVar As Integer Dim sVar As String Dim siVar As Single Dim dVar As Double Dim bVar As Boolean Dim lVar As Long MsgBox TypeName(iVar) & " " & VarType(iVar) & Chr(13) &_ TypeName(sVar) & " " & VarType(sVar) & Chr(13) &_ TypeName(siVar) & " " & VarType(siVar) & Chr(13) &_ TypeName(dVar) & " " & VarType(dVar) & Chr(13) &_ TypeName(bVar) & " " & VarType(bVar) & Chr(13) &_ TypeName(lVar) & " " & VarType(lVar),0,"Some types In $[officename] Basic" End Sub