Add Method

Add Method (McVariables)

Description

Add a user defined variable to be used in this report.

Return Type

None

Syntax

object.Add Name, [datatype], [Parameters]

The Add Method syntax has these parts:

Part	Description
object	An expression evaluating to an object of type McVariables.
Name	Required. A String value.
datatype	Optional. A mcDataType enumeration, as described in settings.
Parameters	Optional. A Variant value.

Settings

The settings for datatype are:

Constant		Value	Description
	mcdtText	268435456	A text string.
	mcdtNumeric	134217728	A floating point value.
	mcdtDate	67108872	A localized date.
	mcdtRTF	16777216	A string containing RTF code.
	mcdtHTML	8388608	A string containing HTML code.
	mcdtBarcode	1073741824	The variable's text is converting to a bar code.
	mcdtDrawing	536870912	The variable contains the name of a graphic file.
	mcdtMetafile	536870913	The variable contains a metafile handle.
	mcdtBitmap	536870916	The variable contains a bitmap handle.
	mcdtIcon	536870917	The variable contains an icon handle.
	mcdtEMetafile	536870918	The variable contains an enhanced metafile handle.
	mcdtDIB	536870919	The variable contains a DIB handle.

Remarks

Name needs to be unique amongst the collection of all variables and fields.