Visual Basic and C# endow their variables with the same lifetimes, with one key exception: block-level variables. These local variables, when defined within a block statement, behave differently ...

In Visual Basic, you can use the following: Dim OleSAS as Object Set OleSAS = GetObject(,"SAS.Automation") Note that this code does not create an instance of SAS if one does not already exist. Also, ...

Data variables in C# and Visual Basic normally define themselves by the amount and type of data they hold. The string type, with its ability to store 2 billion characters, is often seen gloating about ...