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Re: "Best" way to determine Option Compare?

From	"Auric__" <not.my.real@email.address>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.basic.visual.misc
Subject	Re: "Best" way to determine Option Compare?
Date	2012-07-06 03:07 +0000
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Deanna Earley wrote:

> On 04/07/2012 23:25, Auric__ wrote:
>> Is there any built-in method to determine what Option Compare method is
>> in effect? Right now I'm just doing this (which ignores
>> vbDatabaseCompare, which I never use):
>>
>>    If "A" = "a" Then
>>      cmp = vbTextCompare
>>    Else
>>      cmp = vbBinaryCompare
>>    End If
>
> Out of interest why does the code need to know?

Replicating (and extending) various string functions: currently InStr and 
Split, with more in the near future. Mostly as a mental exercise.

> If it requires a specific compare, use StrComp() and pass an explicit
> mode.

...which is the exact opposite of what I want. :-)

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"Best" way to determine Option Compare? "Auric__" <not.my.real@email.address> - 2012-07-04 22:25 +0000
  Re: "Best" way to determine Option Compare? Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2012-07-05 09:02 +0100
    Re: "Best" way to determine Option Compare? "Auric__" <not.my.real@email.address> - 2012-07-06 03:07 +0000

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