Datatypes in ActiveX script

[SimonTheSponge]

Hi I'm using an ActiveX script. I would like to explicitly declare a variable as a string, but activex scripting does not appear to like

dim variable as [string/integer/boolean/whatever]

All variables seem to have to be declared as without a datatype essentially making them variants

Am I missing something ?

 

[gradley]

No you are not missing anything. VBScript does not allow explicit declarations of variables. I believe by default they are all variants.

If you want a variable to be defined as a string, number or otherwise, I would suggest casting the value that you set it to.

Ex:

strName = CStr("John Smith")

 

[SimonTheSponge]

Thanks gradley,

I thought as such, but just wanted to make sure