FIX: Set Keyword with ParamArray Causes Type Mismatch Error

• Microsoft Visual Basic Learning, Professional, and Enterprise Editions for Windows, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

When the Set keyword is used to place a value in a ParamArray, the following run-time error occurs:

Run-time error '13':
Type mismatch

RESOLUTION

There are no known workarounds at this time.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug has been fixed in Visual Basic 6.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Start a new Standard EXE project in Visual Basic 5.0. Form1 is created by default.



2. Add the following code to Form1:

   
         Private Sub Form_Load()
            Dim x
            f x
         End Sub
   
         Public Sub f(ParamArray p())
            Dim x
            Set x = New Collection
            Set p(0) = x          '<--- The error occurs on this statement
         End Sub 




3. Run the project, and note that you receive the run-time error on the line indicated above.

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Platform : WINDOWS
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