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This is a typical Programming Logic Error, which is quite difficult to debug if code is not commented.<br />
please comment the code so you and others will understand it later also.<br />

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This is a typical Programming Logic Error, which is quite difficult to debug if code is not commented.
please comment the code so you and others will understand it later also.


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The code is commented, I just didn't do so here for brevity.
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The code is commented, I just didn't do so here for brevity.

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I use dictionaries extensively to keep track of data within the program.<br />
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In this case, I was using the dictionary to determine which records should be deleted.<br />
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Unfortunetley, all records were being deleted (test only, thank goodness!).<br />
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This is what I learned:<br />
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If you are stupid, like I was apparently, and get the sequence mixed up just a wee little &nbsp;bit...<br />
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vKey = gRecord.Field(&quot;MasterKey&quot;)<wbr /><br />
sDictData = gDict.Item(vKey)<br />
If Not gDict.Exists(vKey) Then SkipStuff<br />
... process deletes<br />
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That code would ADD the value to the data dictionary, regardless of whether it is there or not!<br />
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vKey = gRecord.Field(&quot;MasterKey&quot;)<wbr /><br />
If Not gDict.Exists(vKey) Then SkipStuff<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp;sDictData = gDict.Item(vKey)<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp;... process deletes<br />
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This works fine.<br />
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Thought I would share this... and perhaps, &nbsp;if someone has an observation to share back, that would be equally interesting. 
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I use dictionaries extensively to keep track of data within the program.

In this case, I was using the dictionary to determine which records should be deleted.

Unfortunetley, all records were being deleted (test only, thank goodness!).

This is what I learned:

If you are stupid, like I was apparently, and get the sequence mixed up just a wee little  bit...

vKey = gRecord.Field("MasterKey")
sDictData = gDict.Item(vKey)
If Not gDict.Exists(vKey) Then SkipStuff
... process deletes

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That code would ADD the value to the data dictionary, regardless of whether it is there or not!

vKey = gRecord.Field("MasterKey")
If Not gDict.Exists(vKey) Then SkipStuff
   sDictData = gDict.Item(vKey)
   ... process deletes

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This works fine.

Thought I would share this... and perhaps,  if someone has an observation to share back, that would be equally interesting. 

An interesting observation re: VB6 &amp; Dictionaries

Visual Basic is Microsoft’s event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) for its Component Object Model (COM) programming model. It is relatively easy to learn and use because of its graphical development features and BASIC heritage. It has been replaced with VB.NET, and is very similar to VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), the programming language for the Microsoft Office product line.

An interesting observation re: VB6 &amp; Dictionaries

An interesting observation re: VB6 & Dictionaries