Confusing VB08 Error

[Shibbyman]

hello, I'm just starting to use VB08 and I've run into a confusing error. I tried to run some code in the form:

if strName = "Bob" Or "Robert" then
inCounter = intCounter + 1
End if

(i.e. using a check for the contents of the string "strName" as a parameter for the loop)

But it keeps giving me the error "Error Option Strict On disallows implicit conversions from 'String' to 'Boolean'."

As you can see I have Option Strict and Option Explicit On so I'm pretty sure it isn't a problem of not declaring something.

My form load contains the following:

Option Strict On
Option Explicit On
Public Class Form1
Dim intCounter As Integer
Dim strName As String
Dim boolFlag As Boolean


Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

[warpus]

I haven't touched VB in years, but as far as I can remember you gotta go

if strName = "Bob" or strName = "Robert" then

 

[Shibbyman]

I knew it'd be something REALLY simple like that. Thanks, warpus.

 

[warpus]

no problem

you were getting this error message

"Error Option Strict On disallows implicit conversions from 'String' to 'Boolean'."

because

if strName = "Bob" Or "Robert" then

implies that "Robert" is a boolean, which it is not

 

[ainwood]

Just curious. Why not java or python? Both simple but actually have economic demand for their use.

While I agree that VB isn't the most powerful / useful of programming languages, I think you'll find that there is actually quite a large demand for VB programmers.

 

[Genocidicbunny]

As long as you're a good programmer, there is a demand for you. Knowing how to program well is more important than knowing a specific language ( Of course, knowing the right language for the job is a big plus too.) If you know how to do the former, learning a new programming language is fairly easy ( compared to learning your first one)