Topic: What does DIM mean?

[HasanCAD]

What does DIM mean?
and what types of data can be declare in?
Thanks

[Kerry]

What does DIM mean?
and what types of data can be declare in?
Thanks

Dim is a statement that declares and allocates storage space for one or more variables.
The type of data is declared seperately.

The usual format is :
Dim variableName As DataType

for more on DataTypes refer Visual Basic references on MSDN

[HasanCAD]

Thanks Kerry

[fixo]

See for more
http://msdn.microsoft.com/ren-US/library/7ee5a7s1.aspx

[Chuck Gabriel]

Just for the sake of nostalgia, I'll add this time tidbit.  If memory serves, "dim" was originally short for "dimension," just like in autocad.

[BlackBox]

Just for the sake of nostalgia, I'll add this time tidbit.  If memory serves, "dim" was originally short for "dimension," just like in autocad.

... Only unlike AutoCAD, "dimension" originates from FORTRAN, and even Dartmouth BASIC's need to dimension Arrays.

Later "declare in memory" was added as more data types were available.

[It's Alive!]

DIM = someone with crazy ideas that could be considered dangerous   
Just kidding

[Kerry]

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