| The most common data types:
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| Name | Description | Conversion to this type by: | Range of Values
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| String | String with a maximum of 255 characters | CStr() | Letters, Special Characters, Numbers...
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| Integer | An Integer | CInt() | From -2,147,483,647 to +2,147,483,647
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| Boolean | Truth Value, either True or False | CBool() | True or False
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| Enum | Enum corresponds to an enumeration of possible values, best example: EBeamResource | - | Depending on the definition
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| Array | Array is not an actual data type but a field in which several variables can be stored | - | -
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| Less common data types
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| Name | Description | Conversion to this type by: | Range of Values
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| Byte | Integer between 0 and 255 | CByte() | 0-255
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| Char | A single character | CChar() |
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| Date | Contains the date as a variable | CDate() |
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| Double | Decimal numbers with an extended range of values | CDbl() | -1.79769313486232E+308 to + 1.79769313486232E+308
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| Long | Integers with an extended range of values | CLng() | -9,223,372,036,854,775,807 to +9,223,372,036,854,775,807
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| Short | Integers with a restricted range of values | CShort() | -32,767 to 32,767
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