Long Variable Name as Array Element

[Scott Walker]

Ken,

I've stripped this down to a simple example.  No sort select processing.
No automatic processing.  No dependence on any data from any of the
records actually being processed.  Only 7 lines of code in output prc
table.  Nothing on any "IF" lines.

Filepro version 5.0.13 rreport.


1	dim Category_Sell[7](12,,2)

2	declare local Counter(1,.0)

3	Counter="1"

4	cr(1,.0)="1"

5	Category_Sell[cr]=Category_Sell[cr]

6	Category_Sell[Counter]=Category_Sell[Counter]

7	end

 

Hopefully we are all in agreement that line 5 and line 6 should be
functionally identical, right?

When I run the above code, it works fine!

Now what I think is causing the bug:


On line 1, map the array to some dummy variables, so the code becomes:



1	dim Category_Sell[7](12,,2):aa

2	declare local Counter(1,.0)

3	Counter="1"

4	cr(1,.0)="1"

5	Category_Sell[cr]=Category_Sell[cr]

6	Category_Sell[Counter]=Category_Sell[Counter]

7	end


When you run it you get this error:

*** A filePro Error Has Occurred ***

Array Index Out of Range:  dim category_sell(7) -- Index: 0

Output Processing
Line Number: 6
Process contains a syntax error at position indicated.?

How can this not be a bug if line 5 runs fine and line 6 bombs if they
both are supposed to be functionally the same thing?

Can anyone duplicate this error?

Regards,


Scott

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Scott Walker
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