To comment on the following update, log in, then open the issue: http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=47216 Issue #:|47216 Summary:|Length specification on declaration of String |variables Component:|framework Version:|680m91 Platform:|PC URL:| OS/Version:|Windows XP Status:|UNCONFIRMED Status whiteboard:| Keywords:| Resolution:| Issue type:|ENHANCEMENT Priority:|P3 Subcomponent:|scripting Assigned to:|npower Reported by:|mjneedles
------- Additional comments from [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Apr 11 21:47:18 -0700 2005 ------- In all flavors of MS Basic, especially VisualBasic, one declares a fixed-length string variable by the syntax Dim sVar as String * <bytecount> This does not work in OOo, and makes it difficult (impossible?) to define a fixed-length composite variable, for example, with Type/End Type. This is useful in creating scripts to work with random-access datafiles with fixed-length records. Example declaration: Type tDBFRecord sDeleted as string * 1 ' "*" or " " iRecId as Integer sFullName as String * 35 ' Name sAddr1 as String * 35 sAddr2 as String * 35 sCity as String * 25 sState as String * 5 sPostal as String * 10 sCtryCode as Byte sPhone1 as String * 15 sPhone2 as String * 15 sEmail as String * 64 sNotes as String * 60 End Type REM the above record would have a Len() of 303 Its length is indeterminate as OOo Basic currently stands. Len does not work on it, and I know of no other method to determine how much space it occupies in memory. I have conversed on the users list with Andrew Pitonyak about this and the Len() function issue. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please do not reply to this automatically generated notification from Issue Tracker. Please log onto the website and enter your comments. http://qa.openoffice.org/issue_handling/project_issues.html#notification --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
