Creating a dictionary-type structure in Access/Excel VBA?

Question

I want to declare something like so:

dictionaryItem = {("Key1", "Value1"}, {"Key2", "Value2"} ... }

But cannot get the syntax right. If not I'd like to make two arrays with initial values (but could not get this working either no matter how I tried to write it).

HansUp · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-05 14:24:34Z

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Seems to me you're describing a Scripting Dictionary. See if this is satisfactory.

Dim dct As Object
Set dct = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
dct.Add "Key1", "Value1"
dct.Add "Key2", "Value2"
Debug.Print dct.Count
Debug.Print dct("Key1")
Debug.Print dct("Key2")
Set dct = Nothing

answered Jun 5, 2012 at 14:24

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2 Comments

Austin Wismer Over a year ago

Can you use a list of values instead of a single value?

HansUp Over a year ago

A dictionary will accept an array for the item value, but not for the key.

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