Excel VBA Programming The Complete Guide - The String Data Type

The video tutorial explains the concept of strings in VBA, focusing on two types: fixed length and variable length. Fixed length strings have a set character limit, while variable length strings can expand up to 2 billion characters. The tutorial demonstrates how to declare and assign values to these strings in VBA, using a practical example to show the difference in behavior when the character limit is exceeded. The video concludes by emphasizing the use of variable length strings for simplicity in most scenarios.

Why might you choose to use a fixed length string in a real-life scenario?

How does VBA count characters in a string, and what is included in that count?