This Simple 2-Line Program Generates An Error! Why?

[Eric Robinson]

I created a new Windows Application project in VB 2003. Aside from the
Windows generated code, this is all I added to the form:

Dim a as String
a="foo"

Believe it or not, the second line generates an error. VB underlines the "a"
with the message "Declaration Expected."

The same code compiles fine on someone else's computer.

Can anyone help me understand this?

--Eric

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

I created a new Windows Application project in VB 2003. Aside from the
Windows generated code, this is all I added to the form:

Dim a as String
a="foo"

Believe it or not, the second line generates an error. VB underlines the
"a" with the message "Declaration Expected."

The same code compiles fine on someone else's computer.

Make sure you added the code to a procedure. When adding the code to the
class directly you'll receive the above message.

 

[Al Reid]

I created a new Windows Application project in VB 2003. Aside from the
Windows generated code, this is all I added to the form:

Dim a as String
a="foo"

Believe it or not, the second line generates an error. VB underlines the "a"
with the message "Declaration Expected."

The same code compiles fine on someone else's computer.

Can anyone help me understand this?

--Eric

And you put those two lines where? In the declarations section, in a sub or function, an event handler?

 

[Eric Robinson]

Yargh. Naturally. Sorry.

Make sure you added the code to a procedure. When adding the code to the
class directly you'll receive the above message.