Long Variable Name as Array Element

[Scott Walker]

John Esak wrote 
> 
> Okay, I tried your exact code below... no error. I then tried 
> a whole lot of other variations... no error. So, my question 
> now is, could you possibly have a real field named "counter"??
> 
> John
>


 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com
> > [mailto:filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com]On Behalf Of Scott 
> > Walker
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 10:26 PM
> > To: 'Kenneth Brody'
> > Cc: fpsupport at fptech.com; Filepro List - No spam
> > Subject: Long Variable Name as Array Element
> >
> >
> > 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


John,

Did you try it with the array mapped to dummy fields?

Are you running the code in rreport?

I changed the variable name from "Counter" to "Incremeter"....same
error.  It has nothing to do with the variable name or the array name.
The error DOES NOT happen when the array IS NOT mapped to dummy fields
but it does happen, everytime the array is mapped to dummy fields,
regardless of the array name or the variable name.

Thanks for trying it.


Regards,


Scott

Scott Walker
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