What does "As Long" mean?

[beginer]

I know this is off your topic and I appologize for it. I am just trying to learn and this topic made me think of a question. What is meant by these statements (ByVal index As Long), Dim i As Long. Basicly what does the As Long statement mean and do?

[Ruins of Hell]

I split your topic into another post. Please do not make posts in unrelated topics.

@beginer:

> I know this is off your topic and I appologize for it. I am just trying to learn and this topic made me think of a question. What is meant by these statements (ByVal index As Long), Dim i As Long. Basicly what does the As Long statement mean and do?

As Long isn't really where the magic occurs here. It's the "Dim" statement. Syntax:
```
Dim as
```
It allows you to use a new variable.

Long is a data type. It can hold numbers in the range of -(2^31) to +(2^31) (that is, about from -2000000 to 2000000). If you want more information, you might want to search for a Visual Basic 6 tutorial on variables.