[SOLVED] Access Dictionary Data Type from Word

Access Dictionary Data Type from Word

I need to access Dictionary data type from Microsoft Word. I added the reference to scripting library, but Word has it's own Dictionary data type which I can't turn off or put it's priority lower. It confuses with desired Dictionary, so I decided to use this trick:

Sub Routine()
    Dim T
    T = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")

    ' processing...
End Sub

It works, but I think the knowledge is power, and don't like late binding, so please tell me how to access Dictionary data type from Word.

Solution

Using the full name of the class Scripting.Dictionary should resolve the ambiguity of which Dictionary class to consider.

Sub Routine()
    Dim d As Scripting.Dictionary
    Set d = New Scripting.Dictionary

    Debug.Print TypeName(d)
End Sub

In a way this is same as what you are doing while using CreateObject.