DOCUMENT:Q215401  16-NOV-2001  [vbwin]
TITLE   :BUG: Cannot Use a Constant to Define the Size of Array in VBCE
PRODUCT :Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
PROD/VER::3.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbToolkit kbVBp500bug kbVBp600bug kbOSWinCEsearch kbGrpDSVB

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic 6.0 
 - Microsoft eMbedded Visual Basic, version 3.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to use a defined constant as the size of an array, the
following compile error results:

   Compile Error: Expected integer constant

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Create a new Windows CE project in either Visual Basic or eMbedded Visual
   Basic. Form1 is created by default.

2. Paste the following code into Form1:

       Const cbFormatsNum = 14
       Dim cbFormats(cbFormatsNum)

3. Run the project.

The error message mentioned in the "Symptoms" section occurs.

Additional query words: vbce vbce6 wce evb

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Keywords          : kbToolkit kbVBp500bug kbVBp600bug kbOSWinCEsearch kbGrpDSVB 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword2 kbVBeMbSearch kbWinCETKVBSearch kbWinCESearch kbVBeMb300
Version           : :3.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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