variables losing value on current file aliased lookup

[Kenneth Brody]

On 4/20/2010 11:18 AM, Bruce Easton wrote:
> Below I show some code along with comments below that to explain some
> unexpected runtime results.     (filepro 5.0.14 - Linux)
> The code is invoked with clerk from the file "control".
[...]
>            Then: declare GLOBAL targdir(20,*)
[...]
[...]
> The debugger shows that the value of "targdir" is retained until line
> 150, and
> that as soon as the lookup on line 150 is executed (successfully) the
> values of
> "tardir", and other variables, are cleared.    I don't usually use a
[...]
> Is this behavior expected?

This was fixed long ago.

Quoting the 5.0.15 and 5.6 beta readme files:

(All) #783

     A non-dash lookup to the main file may clear non-",g" DECLAREd
     variables.  (See also #785.)

-- 
Kenneth Brody