function and argument

My problem:
I create an array of strings of an unknown size.
The size of the array varies according to user's acrion.
I want to send the array to a function which accepts as an argument a string.
( Public function MyFunction(strMyArrayOfStrins))
In the function i want to do some actions on that array but the function treats it as a string parameter, not an array.
How do i send, or how do i declare the function's argument so that the function will know that this is an array ?
Thank in advance !

option Explicit

private Sub Command1_Click()
Dim myarray() as string
Dim ret as string
ReDim myarray(10)
ret = fnctOfArray(myarray)
MsgBox ret
End Sub
private Function fnctOfArray(received() as string) as string
fnctOfArray = "There are " & UBound(received) + 1 & " elemet in the array"
End Function




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Here is an example of the function that returns an array

Function that returns an array

New in VB6, functions can return arrays. For example:


' Return an array of strings.
Private Function NumberList() As String()
Dim arr() As String
Dim i As Integer

ReDim arr(1 To 10)
For i = 1 To 10
arr(i) = Format$(i) & " * " & Format$(i) & " = " & Format$(i * i)
Next i

NumberList = arr
End Function


The program could invoke this function as in:
Dim strings() As String

strings = NumberList()

This assignment may not work if the array is declared statically (using
explicit bounds) and the bounds do not match those of the array returned
by the function.



Iouri Boutchkine
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Here is an example how to pass array as parameter

Dim aryTest(1 To 3)

Private Sub Command1_Click()
TestArray aryTest
TestArray
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Load()
aryTest(1) = 1
aryTest(2) = 2
aryTest(3) = 3
End Sub

Private Sub TestArray(Optional aryToTest)
If IsMissing(aryToTest) Then
MsgBox "Array Not Passed"
Else
For intCount = 1 To 3
strMessage = strMessage & "Element " & CStr(intCount) & " = " & CStr(aryToTest(intCount)) & vbLf
Next
MsgBox strMessage
End If
End Sub





Iouri Boutchkine
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'send an array of string to a sub
'it is byref, so your changes will reflect on the original array:
option Explicit

private Sub Command1_Click()
Dim myarray() as string
ReDim myarray(10)
call subOfArray(myarray)
MsgBox myarray(0)
End Sub
private sub SubOfArray(received() as string)
received(0) = "There are " & UBound(received) + 1 & " elemet in the array"
End Sub




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Some more answers like this and i'll be a guru myself !
Thanx !

Thank you !

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Iouri Boutchkine
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Thanx again

I try to rate all the answers i got but i get an error message: No ersponse from server "!
I'll do it later. Your answer helped me and i'm gratefull to you !

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You can put a certain sign in the end of each string in the array before you make the "strings array-string". Chr(10) for example and that way you can always know when one string ends and another begins.

x2=InStr(x+1, str, Chr(10), vbBinaryCompare)-x
s1=mid$(str, x+1, x2 - 1)
x=x2+x





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Thats why i recieved an error message.
i rated all 3 answers giving each one different rate. (the first one i read i gave 10, the second 6 and the third 3) is it ok ?
your (yours and iouri's) answers are important to me and i hope the rating is ok ! if not, please let me know so in the future i do better !

Sorry ! i didnt understand !
i need more simple answer !
Thank you any way !