User Defined Type Within User Defined Type 1

[rmahawaii]

How can I have a user defined type with a user defined type? The follow would generate a compiler error of "Forward Reference to user-defined type". Thanks in advance.

Private Type InputDetail
RecordCode As String * 1
ResultCode As String * 5
detaildata As DetailRecord '<-----------
End Type

Private Type DetailRecord
DetailCode as String * 5
Details as String * 30
End Type

 

[vb5prgrmr]

It just like an API that uses a defined type as part of its parameters. The defined type need to come before the API. So in your case all you need to do is to switch them around to...
[tt]
Private Type DetailRecord
DetailCode As String * 5
Details As String * 30
End Type

Private Type InputDetail
RecordCode As String * 1
ResultCode As String * 5
detaildata As DetailRecord
End Type
[/tt]

and it should work

Good Luck

 

[rmahawaii]

Wow...that did the trick...you are my life saver...thanks vb5prgrmr