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<bookmark_value>Option Compatible</bookmark_value>
<bookmark_value>VBA compatibility option</bookmark_value>
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<h1 id="N0104"><variable id="compatiblestatement"><link href="text/sbasic/shared/compatible.xhp" name="compatible">Option Compatible Statement</link></variable></h1>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="N0106"><literal>Option Compatible</literal> turns on the VBA-compatible Basic compiler mode at the module level.</paragraph>
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<note id="par_id931561646897105">The function <link href="text/sbasic/shared/compatibilitymode.xhp" name="copatibilitymode"><literal>CompatibilityMode()</literal></link> controls runtime mode and affects all code executed after setting or resetting the mode.</note>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="N0107">This option may affect or assist in the following situations:</paragraph>
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<listitem><paragraph role="listitem" id="N0108">Allow special characters as identifiers. all characters that are defined as
letter in the Latin-1 (ISO 8859-1) character set, are accepted
as part of identifiers.</paragraph></listitem>
<listitem><paragraph role="listitem" id="N0109">Create <link href="text/sbasic/shared/03040000.xhp#addvbaconstants" name="addvbaconstants">VBA constants including non-printable characters</link>.</paragraph></listitem>
<listitem><paragraph role="listitem" id="N0110">Support <literal>Private</literal>/<literal>Public</literal> keywords for procedures.</paragraph></listitem>
<listitem><paragraph role="listitem" id="N0111">Compulsory <literal>Set</literal> statement for objects.</paragraph></listitem>
<listitem><paragraph role="listitem" id="N0112">Default values for optional parameters in procedures.</paragraph></listitem>
<listitem><paragraph role="listitem" id="N0113">Named arguments when multiple optional parameters exist.</paragraph></listitem>
<listitem><paragraph role="listitem" id="N0114">Preload of %PRODUCTNAME Basic libraries</paragraph></listitem>
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<note id="N0115"><literal>Option Compatible</literal> is required when coding class modules.</note>
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<paragraph role="code" localize="false" id="N0117">Option Compatible</paragraph>
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<h3 id="hd_id231561639199292">Special characters as identifiers</h3>
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<paragraph role="bascode" id="par_id661561636654077">Option Compatible ' With this option the code works, other-</paragraph>
<paragraph role="bascode" id="par_id81561636660626"> ' wise it will cause a compiling error</paragraph>
<paragraph role="bascode" id="par_id921561636641311" localize="false">Sub Main</paragraph>
<paragraph role="bascode" id="par_id631561636632573" localize="false"> ä = 10</paragraph>
<paragraph role="bascode" id="par_id101561636625260" localize="false"> print ä</paragraph>
<paragraph role="bascode" id="par_id21561636616652" localize="false">End Sub</paragraph>
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<tip id="par_id381561650119146">Statement <literal>Option VBAsupport 1</literal> sets <literal>Option Compatible</literal> statement automatically.</tip>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="N0129">Refer to <link href="text/sbasic/python/python_platform.xhp">Identifying the Operating System</link> and <link href="text/sbasic/python/python_session.xhp">Getting Session Information</link> for <literal>Option Compatible</literal> simple examples, or <link href="text/sbasic/guide/access2base.xhp">Access2Base shared Basic library</link> for other class examples making use of <literal>Option Compatible</literal> compiler mode.</paragraph>
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Variables scope modification in <link href="text/sbasic/shared/01020300.xhp">Using Procedures and Functions</link> with <literal>CompatibilityMode()</literal> function.
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