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FIX: Set Keyword with ParamArray Causes Type Mismatch Error

Article ID: 177085

Article Last Modified on 11/18/2003


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This article was previously published under Q177085

SYMPTOMS

When the Set keyword is used to place a value in a ParamArray, the following run-time error occurs:
Run-time error '13':
Type mismatch

RESOLUTION

There are no known workarounds at this time.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug has been fixed in Visual Basic 6.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Start a new Standard EXE project in Visual Basic 5.0. Form1 is created by default.
  2. Add the following code to Form1:
          Private Sub Form_Load()
             Dim x
             f x
          End Sub
    
          Public Sub f(ParamArray p())
             Dim x
             Set x = New Collection
             Set p(0) = x          '<--- The error occurs on this statement
          End Sub
    						
  3. Run the project, and note that you receive the run-time error on the line indicated above.

Additional query words: kbVBp500bug kbVBp600fix kbVBp kbdsd kbDSupport kbVBA

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