Dictionary or Scripting.Dictionary. Binding Referencing Dim-ing. Sub routines and Function

Originally Posted by xlnitwit

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If your function returns a specific object type, there is no benefit to late binding your variable. You may as well avail yourself of the benefits of early binding. .

Thanks,
I understand generally, I think, the advantages and disadvantages of Late and Early binding. I allways use Early Binding myself.
I tend to use Late Binding mostly just when I give Codes to OPs. ( The OPs I am capable of helping know often even less than me... which is saying something!, - so trying to explain to them about adding a library refference can be problamatic ( But I allways include the Early Binding equivalent with explanations 'commented out.....) )

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Originally Posted by xlnitwit

........ If, on the other hand, the function returns a generic object, you would have to consider why it does so before you can determine whether to late or early bind the receiving variable.

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_..........I only have a vague idea about what you are saying here. I have seen in the practice that only one or the other works sometimes. But i am getting out of my depth ( I am not a Programmer, BTW, - I know virtually nothing about Computing and am just learning to help use it in a personal project )

I am afraid this is foreign languuage to me ......"....the function returns a generic object...."......
If you had time to translate that into Layman's terms I would be greatful...... but that is not too important -- I may start getting out of my depth and drown... lol

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Thanks Again