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Leading '.' or '!' cannot appear in a constant expression

Member access (.) and dictionary member access (!) require an expression specifying the element that contains the member most of the time, including constant expressions. The following declaration is not valid.

' Not valid.  
Const c As String = .name  

Error ID: BC30995

To correct this error

  • Specify the instance that contains the member that you want to access.

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