Invalid type-declaration character

Type-declaration characters are valid, but don't exist for all data types; they aren't permitted in some situations. This error has the following causes and solutions:

• A type-declaration character is appended to a variable declared in a Private, Public, or Static statement with an As clause.

  Remove the type-declaration character.

• A type-declaration character is appended to an inconsistent literal. For example, since the ampersand (&) is the type-declaration character for a Long integer, appending it to a literal of a different type causes this error:

  10.253&
  

  Remove the type-declaration character or replace it with the correct one.

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