As
Optional part of a declaration which specifies a data type, or part of the Open statement which specifies a file handle.
Syntax
`
symbolname As datatype
Open ... As #filenumber
Type ... As datatype
`
Description
`As` is used to declare the type of variables, fields or arguments and is also used in the `Open` statement to determine the file handle. `As` is also used with the `Type (Alias)` syntax, similar to C's typedef statement.
Example
`
'' don't try to compile this code, the examples are unrelated
Declare Sub mySub (X As Integer, Y As Single, Z As String)
' ...
Dim X As Integer
' ...
Type myType
X As Integer
Y As Single
Z As String
End Type
' ...
Type TheNewType As myType
' ...
Open "test" For Input As #1
' ...
`
Differences from QB

- The Type (Alias) syntax was not supported in QB.

See also

- `Declare`
- `Dim`
- `Type`
- `Open`