syntax error message

[Laura Brody]

Quoting Richard Kreiss <rkreiss at gccconsulting.net>:

> For the following code where <L> is the last element of the array   
> who to use when the listbox is displayed,
>
> dim who(6) on line 10.
>
> <L> can be from 3-6 in value
[...]
> Following error message
>
>
> *** A filePro Error Has Occurred ***
>
> Line Number: 306
>
>         3=mid(who[sl],"1","4");sa=mid(who[sl],"6","30");RETURN
>                   ^
> Process contains a syntax error at position indicated.
>
> SL is cast in auto process as sl(1,.0)
>
> Changed the braces to parentheses and still got the error.
>
> Anyone see the error?

Yes.

The problem is that MID() does not allow arrays. Assign
who[sl] to a dummy field and then use the dummy field in
the MID() statement.



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