Meta Data Services Programming
ParameterDef Type Property
This property is the data type of the parameter. You can specify most data types that are supported by Automation objects. The value that you specify must be an integer.
Syntax
Set object.Type=(integer)
The Type property syntax has the following parts.
| Part | Description |
|---|---|
| object | The ParameterDef object |
| integer | The integer associated with a Variant data type |
Remarks
Automation Variant data types and integers are provided in the following table.
| Variant data type | Integer |
|---|---|
| VT_ARRAY | 0x2000 |
| VT_UI1 (BYTE) | 18 |
| VT_BOOL | 11 |
| VT_BSTR | 8 |
| VT_CY (CURRENCY) | 6 |
| VT_DATE | 7 |
| VT_I2 (SHORT) | 2 |
| VT_14 (LONG) | 3 |
| VT_R4 (SINGLE) | 4 |
| VT_R8 (DOUBLE) | 5 |
| VT_DISPATCH | 9 |
| VT_UNKNOWN | 13 |
| VT_VARIANT | 12 |