Create a dynamic array in Access VBA and perform actions on it

I would like help performing the following actions in VBA:

1. Create a dynamic array with two columns. Let’s say column A and column B

2. Add a row to the array from the current values of two variables: ProjectID and CStr(frm.Hwnd) to columns A and B respectively.

3. Search the array and retrieve the value of column B based lookup of column A

4. Delete a row in the array that has a specific value in column A

Thank you for any help on this,
Tim
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Scott McDaniel (Microsoft Access MVP - EE MVE )Connect With a Mentor Infotrakker SoftwareCommented:
A Dynamic Array is one that is re-dimmed as needed:

Dim arr() as String

'/set multiple columns
Redim Preserve arr(ubound(arr)+1, 1)

arr(0, ubound(arr)) = Me.ProjectID
arr(1, ubound(arr)) = frm.Hwnd

To retrieve this:

Msgbox arr(0, <your array index>)

If you need to locate that value, use a Loop:

Dim i As Integer

For i = 0 to ubound(arr,2)
  Msgbox arr(0, i) & " : " & arr(1, i)
Next i

This might help:
http://patorjk.com/programming/tutorials/vbarrays.htm
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r0bertdenir0Commented:
From your description - you are not just storing but searching & deleting.
A collection might be a better choice for your problem.
Maybe you should tell us a bit more about what you're trying to do...
 
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TimJarAuthor Commented:
I am using Allen Browne's method of opening multiple instances of a form (frmProjects). The problem is if I click a link to open an instance of frmProject, and a form with that ProjectID is already open, it will open another instance and I have two forms open referencing the same ProjectID. I would like to keep a log of ProjectID and the corrusponding frm.Hwnd so I can check if a instance is already open and if so set focus to that open form instead of opening a new one.

If I store the data in a table it would have two fields: ProjectID and Hwnd. Then, before I open a new instance, I will dlookup("Hwnd","tableName","ProjectID=" & "ProjectID I'm trying to open") to see if I should go to that form based on the frm.Hwnd or open a new one.

I would have to append to this table when I open a new instance and delete a record when I close an instance.

It seems to me it would be better to use an array for this instead of a table. I haven't thought about how to use a collection
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Helen FeddemaCommented:
Sometimes it is useful to write data to a temp table, so it can examined in the interface.
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Helen FeddemaCommented:
If you are going to use DLookup, I think you will need to save the data to a table.
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