From: BertByfield@nospam.not   
      
   >>A project in VB6 recently worked without any problems but now it's   
   >>complaining when I try to use 'Right$'. In immediate mode, when I'm   
   >>typing 'print left$("123456",2)' I get the correct result '12'. When I   
   >>type 'print right$("123456",2) I expect the result '56' but all I get   
   >>is an error 'type declaration does not match declared data type'. And   
   >>I can't find that I have tried to declare 'right'. Can anyone explain   
   >>what can cause this problem?   
      
   The "$" declares "right" to be a string. Immediate mode is funny about how   
   you declare variables with a suffix. It keeps its own table of variables   
   and won't let you change it. Try "right" without the "$", which makes it a   
   variant and might undeclare it. The "2" might be a conflict, too.   
      
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