Type

Suffix

Syntax of the declaration

Size

String

$

Dim <Name> As String

0 to 65,500 characters

String*n

Dim <Name> As String*n

exactly n characters

Integer

%

Dim <Name> As Integer

2 bytes

Long

&

Dim <Name> As Long

4 bytes

Single

!

Dim <Name> As Single

4 bytes

Double

#

Dim <Name> As Double

8 bytes

Boolean

Dim <Name> As Boolean

2 bytes

Variant

Dim <Name> As Variant

depends on content

Or simply: Dim <Name>

Object

(see the section OLE Automation)

User-defined

(see the section User-defined data types)