how can a math operator be set as a variable?

[andrew]

Public sValue1 As String, sValue2 As String
Public dValue1 As Double, dValue2 As Double
Public vOper

vOper = "*" 'set operator
variable to "multiply"

sValue1 = txtMain1.Text 'get first string
value
sValue2 = txtMain2.Text 'get second string
value

dValue1 = CDbl(sValue1) 'convert first string
value to double
dValue2 = CDbl(sValue2) 'convert second string
value to double
dResult = (dValue1 & vOper & dValue2)
txtMain2.Text = CStr(dResult)

[Auric__]

On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 01:12:32 GMT, "andrew" <hd***@hotmail.com> wrote:
[snip some code]
I would start off by saying something in the body of the message.
Option Explicit

Public dValue1 As Double, dValue2 As Double
Private sOper As String * 1

Private Sub Form_Load()
sOper = "*"
dValue1 = Val(txtMain1.Text)
dValue2 = Val(txtMain2.Text)

dResult = Eval(dValue1, sOper, dValue2)
txtMain2.Text = CStr(dResult)
End Sub

Function Eval(Val1 As Double, Op As String, Val2 As Double) As Double
Select Case Op
Case "+"
Eval = Val1 + Val2
Case "-"
Eval = Val1 - Val2
Case "*"
Eval = Val1 * Val2
Case "/"
Eval = Val1 / Val2
Case "^"
Eval = Val1 ^ Val2
Case Else
Eval = 0
' or could raise an error
End Select
End Function

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