What is "Dim" Used for in ASP? [duplicate]

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I've been googling around and had not that much success in getting an understanding of what "Dim" is used for in ASP (I'm obviously very new to ASP, so apologies for my dim-wittedness..).

I see dim used as though it is for 'declaring' variables or something of that nature? Can someone please clarify its purpose/use/functionality? Thanks!

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Yes, 'Dim' (short for dimension) declares a variable in VBScript:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/zexdsyc0(v=vs.85).aspx