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Constants (Perl and Access VBA Cross Reference Guide)

By Mike Prestwood

Perl versus Access VBA: A side by side comparison between Perl and Access VBA.

Language Basics

Language basics is kind of a catch all for absolute beginner stuff. The items (common names) I chose for language basics is a bit random and include items like case sensitivity, commenting, declaring variables, etc.

Constants

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General Info: Computer Language Constants

A constant is just like a variable (it holds a value) but, unlike a variable, you cannot change the value of a constant.

Perl: use constant

In Perl, you declare constants using the use constant keywords:

use constant CONST_NAME => "Value";

Constants in Perl are case sensitive. A common standard in Perl is to use all-uppercase letters, with underscores to separate words within the name.

Syntax Example:

use constant FULL_NAME => 'Mike Prestwood';
use constant AGE => 38;

print "Your name is " . FULL_NAME . ".<br>";
print "You are " . AGE . ".<br>";

Access VBA: Const kPI = 3.1459

Scope can be Public, Global, or Private. The use of the newer Public keyword is preferred to the older Global. Private Const is the same as just specifying Const.

Syntax Example:

Const kPI = 3.1459

Const kName = "Mike"

//Public variable:

Public Const kFeetToMeter=3.28, kMeterToFeet=.3

Access VBA Constants (Const kPI = 3.1459)