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Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a01f5' Illegal assignment: 'I'

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124
Date Created
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
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Short Desc
When creating Variables, make sure that you do not try to reuse a variable after it id removed.
Details
When creating variable and assigning them their properties, you may reuse without know that same variable, and this will cause the following error.

Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a01f5'
Illegal assignment: 'I'
/Page.asp, line 222
Recreate Issue
To recreate this issue.

<%
i = 1
%>

In the above example, we have assigned the I once in our page, and are trying to assign it again, thus giving us this error.
Resolve Issue
To resolve this issue:

First create your Variable

<%
i = 1
%>

Now, we are utilizing the I so we can only use it within the pattern.
Now, when we need to use a variable in another section of the page.
Create a new variable

<%
z = 1
%>

In the above example, we have created another variable with the name of Z

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