Conclusion

Array handling in OOo Basic is very flexible. You have the ability to inspect arrays and to change their dimensions. Using the Variant type in OOo Basic provides a great deal of flexibility for creating collections of related data of different types. Strings and arrays are related ; string arrays can be processed with Join and Split functions, permitting the creation of compact code that is very powerful for processing string information. The largest annoyance with array handling in OOo Basic is that the UBound and LBound functions generate run-time errors for some empty arrays.

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