What value type is Global in Visual Basic?

If I have something defined like this:

And I have know what data type this is. I have heard that the compiler sets the data type based on how it is used. Well, suppose I have this problem where I have to know what the default type it is because I am sending it to a C++ DLL. What type should I expect?

Global itself is not a datatype, but a scoping mechanism. It can be used in .bas modules, and means the same thing as Public in that context - it is a throwback to earlier versions of VB and still remains to maintain compatibility, as far as I know.

However, what IS typing that variable is the ampersand "&". This is a short cut known as a type-declaration character, and the ampersand is typing the ErrorStatus variable as a long.

Woody Z http://www.learntoprogramnow.com