topic Re: VB Syntax (Set/Let) in VBA Forum

VB Syntax (Set/Let)

Anonymous — Thu, 20 Apr 2000 15:21:14 GMT

Hi All,

Why are both of the following statements syntactically correct:

Set acVP = acDoc.ActiveViewport
[Let] acDoc.ActiveViewport = acVP

I would expect "Set" to be required when assigning an object to either
an object variable _or_ a property which contains an object.

Re: VB Syntax (Set/Let)

Anonymous — Thu, 20 Apr 2000 18:51:50 GMT

I think it has to do with the fact that the property, even though it contains an object, isn't actually an object itself but does the object assignment internally within the property.

So in essence you are really just passing a parameter to the property Let statement, which internally does the object assignment.

Anyway thats how it seems to me, I could be wrong.

Micah

Re:

Anonymous — Thu, 20 Apr 2000 19:36:25 GMT

On Thu, 20 Apr 2000 18:51:50 +0000, mnerren

wrote:

»I think it has to do with the fact that the property, even though it contains
»an object, isn't actually an object itself but does the object assignment
»internally within the property.
»
»So in essence you are really just passing a parameter to the property Let
»statement, which internally does the object assignment.
»
»Anyway thats how it seems to me, I could be wrong.

Hi Micah,

That sure looks like what's going on. Some sort of hidden default
property of the AcadViewport object, maybe? Strange way to do things
but I guess it makes sense to someone.

Thanks