OleVariant

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Memory required for 32-bit compilation: 16 bytes or 128 bits.

Memory required for 64-bit compilation: 24 bytes or 192 bits.

Property: the data type OleVariant is a variant data type that is used for OLE automation (automation of other programs).

Declaration of a data field of the data type OleVariant:

var
  varOle : OleVariant;
  
  //Create:
  varOle := CreateOleObject('Excel.Application');
  
  //Release of a data field of the data type OleVariant: 
  varOle := Unassigned;

You can find further examples for use on the topic of OleVariant under the topic of software automation.

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