CompatibilityMode() Function

CompatibilityMode() function is controlling runtime mode and affects all code executed after setting or resetting the mode.

Use this feature with caution, limit it to document conversion situations for example.

Option Compatible turns on VBA compatibility at module level for the Collabora Office Basic interpreter.

This function may affect or help in the following situations:

• Creating enumerations with Enum statement

• Running RmDir command in VBA mode. In VBA only empty directories are removed by RmDir while Collabora Office Basic removes a directory recursively.

• Changing behaviour of Basic Dir command. The directory flag (16) for the Dir command means that only directories are returned in Collabora Office Basic, while in VBA normal files and directories are returned.

CompatibilityMode() function may be necessary when resorting to Option Compatible or Option VBASupport compiler modes.

CompatibilityMode(True | False)

Given a NOT empty directory at file:///home/me/Test

        Sub RemoveDir
            CompatibilityMode( true )
            RmDir( "file:///home/me/Test" )
        End Sub
   

With CompatibilityMode( true ) the program results in an error, otherwise the Test directory and all its content is deleted.

Modifying Dir behavior

    Sub VBADirCommand
        CompatibilityMode( true )   ' Shows also normal files
        Entry$ = Dir( "file:///home/me/Tmp/*.*", 16 )
        Total$ = ""
        While Entry$ <> ""
            Total$ = Total$ + Entry$ + Chr$(13)
            Entry$ = Dir
        Wend
        MsgBox Total$
    End Sub