Signed/Unsigned data types

[DGR]

I need to have a 32-bit bit variable and I need to assign the variable values
above the 32-bit signed limit (2,147,483,648).

Can anyone help me understand what type I want? I tried UInt32 but apparently
it is a structure and not just an unsigned 32-bit integer. Unfortunately I
can't use a long since it has to be 32 bits.

Thanks.

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* dg******@aol.comnospam (DGR) scripsit:

I need to have a 32-bit bit variable and I need to assign the variable values
above the 32-bit signed limit (2,147,483,648).

Can anyone help me understand what type I want? I tried UInt32 but apparently
it is a structure and not just an unsigned 32-bit integer. Unfortunately I
can't use a long since it has to be 32 bits.

You can use a 'UInt32' for this purpose, but notice that you won't be
able to do calculations with variables of this type.

--
Herfried K. Wagner
MVP · VB Classic, VB.NET
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>

[Fergus Cooney]

Hi DGR,

What exactly do you need to do? Any examples? or code that you'd <like> to
work, but doesn't? Or just a description.

Regards,
Fergus