Option Compatible Statement
Option Compatible turns on the VBA-compatible Basic compiler mode at the module level. The function CompatibilityMode() controls runtime mode and affects all code executed after setting or resetting the mode.
This option may affect or assist in the following situations:
Allow special characters as identifiers.
Create constants including non-printable characters.
Support Private/Public keywords for procedures.
Compulsory Set statement for objects.
Default values for optional parameters in procedures.
Named arguments when multiple optional parameters exist.
Preload of LibreOffice Basic libraries
Option Compatible is required when coding class modules.
Option Compatible
CompatibilityMode() Function
CompatibilityMode() function is controlling runtime mode and affects all code executed after setting or resetting the mode. Option Compatible turns on VBA compatibility at module level for the LibreOffice Basic compiler.
Use this feature with caution, limit it to document conversion situations for example.
This function may affect or help in the following situations:
Creating enumerations with Enum statement
Updating Dir execution conditions
Running RmDir command in VBA mode
Changing behaviour of Basic Dir command
CompatibilityMode() function may be necessary when resorting to Option Compatible or Option VBASupport compiler modes.
CompatibilityMode(True | False)