Global Versus Public in Visual Basic
ID: Q115512
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Visual Basic programming system, Applications Edition, version 1.0
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Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.0
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Microsoft Project for Windows, version 4.0
SUMMARY
In Microsoft Visual Basic version 3.0, you can use the Global statement in
the Declarations section of a module to declare a global variable. Global
variables are available to all procedures in all forms and modules.
In Microsoft Visual Basic Programming System, Applications Edition, you can
use the Public statement to declare a public variable, which makes the
variable available to all procedures in the workbook or project.
The Public statement in Visual Basic, Applications Edition, performs the
same action as the Global statement in Visual Basic version 3.0. The name
Public is more intuitive when thought of in context with its counterpart,
Private. When you use the Private statement to declare a variable as
private, the variable is available only to the module in which it is
declared.
The Global statement is supported for compatibility in Visual Basic,
Applications Edition; however, Public is preferred.
REFERENCES
For more information about the Public Statement, choose the Search button
in the Visual Basic Reference and type:
Public
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Version : :1.0; WINDOWS:4.0,5.0
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