Declaring variables in VBA

Question

Dim x, y as Date

What is the difference between these two code statements

Dim x as Date, y as Date

What is the pr

Answer 1

Dim x, y as Date

is the equivalent of:

Dim x 
Dim y as Date

and that is the equivalent of:

Dim x as Variant
Dim y as Date

When you omit the type for a variable, it assumes the Variant type

Edit, per your question:

Dim a! ' same as Dim a as Short
Dim b@ ' same as Dim b as Currency
Dim c# ' same as Dim c as Double
Dim d$ ' same as Dim d as String
Dim e% ' same as Dim e as Integer
Dim f& ' same as Dim f as Long

ref: http://bytes.com/topic/visual-basic/answers/643371-declaration-shortcuts