What is the difference between the following two declarations? Is there an
advantage of one over the other?

Private lvxObj as MsComctlLib.ListView

Private lvxObj as ListView

Ken

In the first one, you specify the library you want to reach, in the second
case, you get the ListView from the first library which exposes such an
entity, and by 'first', that means an order, and the order is the one you
get by opening: Tools | References... (in VBE)

So, if you are lucky, of if only one library exposes a ListView entity, both
are equivalent.



The problem can be seen as in the case of Recordset:


Dim rst AS DAO.Recordset
and
Dim uvw AS ADODB.Recordset
and
Dim xzy AS Recordset


Is xyz be a DAO recordset, or an ADO recordset is anyone guess, and may even
change if ever your reference order changes!

So, unless you are pretty sure you won't have name collision from different
libraries, prefix with the library name.


Vanderghast, Access MVP


"Ken Warthen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:CE2D88A9-AD7C-45A2-B9A8-(E-Mail Removed)...
> What is the difference between the following two declarations? Is there
> an
> advantage of one over the other?
>
> Private lvxObj as MsComctlLib.ListView
>
> Private lvxObj as ListView
>
> Ken

Michael,

Thanks for clearing up the issue.

Ken

"Michel Walsh" wrote:

> In the first one, you specify the library you want to reach, in the second
> case, you get the ListView from the first library which exposes such an
> entity, and by 'first', that means an order, and the order is the one you
> get by opening: Tools | References... (in VBE)
>
> So, if you are lucky, of if only one library exposes a ListView entity, both
> are equivalent.
>
>
>
> The problem can be seen as in the case of Recordset:
>
>
> Dim rst AS DAO.Recordset
> and
> Dim uvw AS ADODB.Recordset
> and
> Dim xzy AS Recordset
>
>
> Is xyz be a DAO recordset, or an ADO recordset is anyone guess, and may even
> change if ever your reference order changes!
>
> So, unless you are pretty sure you won't have name collision from different
> libraries, prefix with the library name.
>
>
> Vanderghast, Access MVP
>
>
> "Ken Warthen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:CE2D88A9-AD7C-45A2-B9A8-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > What is the difference between the following two declarations? Is there
> > an
> > advantage of one over the other?
> >
> > Private lvxObj as MsComctlLib.ListView
> >
> > Private lvxObj as ListView
> >
> > Ken
>
>
>