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It declares an integer data field with 6 values that can be addressed using the indexes -10
to -5.
There are three limits that you must observe when you define data field indexes:
• The smallest possible index is -32768.
• The largest possible index is 32767.
• The maximum number of elements (within a data field dimension) is 16368.
Other limit values sometimes apply for data field indexes in VBA. The same also applies to the maximum
number of elements possible per dimension. The values valid there can be found in the relevant VBA
documentation.
Specified Value for Start Index
The start index of a data field usually begins with the value 0. Alternatively, you can change
the start index for all data field declarations to the value 1 by using the call:
Option Base 1
The call must be included in the header of a module if you want it to apply to all array
declarations in the module. However, this call does not affect the UNO sequences that are
defined through the OpenOffice.org API whose index always begins with 0. To improve
clarity, you should avoid using Option Base 1.
The number of elements in an array is not affected if you use Option Base 1, only the start
index changes. The declaration
Option Base 1
' ...
Dim MyInteger(3)
creates 4 integer variables which can be described with the expressions MyInteger(1),
MyInteger(2), MyInteger(3), and MyInteger(4).
In OpenOffice.org Basic, the expression Option Base 1 does not affect the number of elements in an
array as it does in VBA. It is, rather, the start index which moves in OpenOffice.org Basic. While the
declaration MyInteger(3) creates three integer values in VBA with the indexes 1 to 3, the same
declaration in OpenOffice.org Basic creates four integer values with the indexes 1 to 4. By using Option
Compatible, OpenOffice.org Basic behaves like VBA.