[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 125763] New: HELP: Wrong help text for variable type declaration

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=125763

            Bug ID: 125763
           Summary: HELP: Wrong help text for variable type declaration
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: 6.2.2.2 release
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: medium
         Component: Documentation
          Assignee: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: gerhard.weydt at t-online.de
                CC: olivier.hallot at documentfoundation.org

The following text section in the help for "Using variables" for Basic (the URL
on my computer is 
file:///C:/Program%20Files/LibreOffice/help/en-GB/text/sbasic/shared/01020100.html?DbPAR=BASIC#bm_id3149346
) seems to be wrong:

It is very important when declaring variables that you use the type-declaration
character each time, even if it was used in the declaration instead of a
keyword. Thus the following statements are invalid:

Dim a$           Declares "a" as a String

a="TestString"   Type-declaration missing: "a$="

I tested it, it works without a$ in the second statement. The text is probably
outdated for a long time.
The sentence, by the way, seems to me badly constructed, "even" is misplaced,
and the meaning is not very clear. I understand that the meaning is: "if you
use the type-declaration character in the declaration, then you must use it in
all statements using this variable". I add this for the case that my test was
incomplete, and a suitable help text is still necessary.

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