Public Variable

[jtseltmann]

Just a quick question...trying to understand why someone used "global" instead of "public" to declare a public var...

I have a var declared as public in a standard module/declarations section...that means this variable should be visible throughout all modules (even a form's module) correct? I just want to be sure I can reference it from any sub/function or event etc.

I did a quick search and it seems global is an older term. Wondering if I can replace that with Public without causing problems. I want to be sure global wasn't used for a reason..and I couldn't find one.

Thanks!

 

[PHV]

Global has exactly the same meaning as Public in the Dim instruction.

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[jtseltmann]

Thank you PHV...that is the confirmation i was looking for.

 

[boblarson]

Just a bit of history on Global vs Public -

Global is a carryover from Access 97 and previous versions before Access 2000 underwent change and became based on VB6 which used the newer PUBLIC keyword instead of the GLOBAL keyword.



Bob Larson

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