Stupid Question Time- Where do I put GLOBAL DIM's

[James Padgett]

Where should I put DIM gmstuff AS GLOBAL ?

[Rolf Brandt]

Depending on the size of your project you probably will have a code module in your project. You can put Globals at the beginning of that module. Since I have often more than one code module in my projects I usually add a module with the name 'modGlobal' to project where I keep them.

[James Padgett]

Nevermind...

I didn't know I would have to DIM a global in every function...  I thought once done that it was done.

[Elias Montoya]

 You dont have to. You just define like this at the top of your code:

GLOBAL MYARRAY() AS LONG         (OR WHATEVER TYPE)

Then at the entrance of your program do this

DIM MYARRAY(1 TO 100) AS GLOBAL LONG.

Then it will be global for any module, except threaded.
The trick is do do this before any module or submodule uses the array,
otherwise the program will crash.

Since you used DIM i assumed you were talking about arrays...
For simple variables its easier... just add this:

GLOBAL MyVar AS LONG

[James Padgett]

I put it in the FF_AppStart section...

Sometimes you just can't see the forest for the trees....

[Eddy Van Esch]

I put it in the FF_AppStart section...

Where can I find FF_AppStart..?

Kind regards

[Rolf Brandt]

In the FireFly Workspace - Special Functions section.

[Eddy Van Esch]

Got it, Rolf. Thanks!

Kind regards

[Paul Squires]

Yeah, I usually put all of my globals in the FF_AppStart, or #Include a file containing the globals into FF_AppStart. It is easier than having them scattered throughout the project. You could also do as Rolf does (and I have also done in the past) and create a module specially to hold the globals (ie  modGlobals.inc)