Passing Values in Array

[Scott Walker]

Bruce,

Thanks.  That makes it a bit less work.

I remember doing this in the past but I could just not remember the details
(or find the code I did it in).

Regards,

Scott


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> bounces+scottwalker=ramsystemscorp.com at lists.celestial.com] On Behalf Of
> Bruce Easton
> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 11:06 AM
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> Subject: Re: Passing Values in Array
> 
> You're welcome, Scott.    I looked through some of my older auto tables,
> and
> I see that there was some overkill.  I would declare each dummy field, and
> then dim against them as in:
> 
> Then: aa(4,.0,g)
> Then: ab(4,.0,g)
> .. etc
> Then: dim myar(99):aa
> 
> when all that was needed was:
> 
> Then: dim myar(99)(4,.0,g):aa
> 
> 
> Bruce
> 
> On 11/9/11 10:55 AM, Scott Walker wrote:
> > Bruce,
> >
> > Thank you.  That was indeed the missing step.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Scott
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
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> >> bounces+scottwalker=ramsystemscorp.com at lists.celestial.com] On Behalf
> Of
> >> Bruce Easton
> >> Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 10:37 AM
> >> To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> >> Subject: Re: Passing Values in Array
> >>
> >> In addition to what Mike&  Jeff suggested, I believe your array will
> >> have to be mapped to
> >> dummy fields.  So I think the dim merely enables simple instantiation
> of
> >> (and later
> >> efficient access to) the global dummy fields that will communicate in
> >> the usual way
> >> with the other processing tables.  In this way, it's not even necessary
> >> to name the arrays
> >> the same between the tables - they just have to map against the same
> >> dummy fields.
> >>
> >> Bruce
> >>
> >>
> >> On 11/9/11 9:34 AM, Mike Schwartz wrote:
> >>>> Is there a way to populate an array in Sort/Select processing and
> >> access
> >>> the
> >>>> values in the array in Output processing?
> >>>>
> >>>> Scott Walker
> >>> My tip for the day:
> >>>
> >>>        Jeff Harrison already suggested putting the array into the
> >> automatic
> >>> processing table.
> >>>
> >>>       I think you have to remember to make the array global; at least
> >> I've
> >>> always done that.
> >>>
> >>>        I also suggest creating a *separate* automatic processing table
> >> with
> >>> the (global) array in it and run the report using the "-Y" option on
> the
> >>> d/rreport command line.  Some of the toughest troubleshooting problems
> >> I've
> >>> run into were caused by somebody adding new variables into the
> standard
> >>> auto.prc or prc.automatic table without any regard as to whether those
> >>> variables were used for some other purpose in the other output
> >> processing
> >>> tables.
> >>>
> >>>        By running a separate automatic processing table, you can also
> >> bypass
> >>> any unnecessary lookups or other calculations that are in the default
> >>> automatic processing table, thereby speeding up your reports.
> >>>
> >>>        The downside is that if you do make any changes to your default
> >>> automatic processing table, you have to check all of these other
> >> automatic
> >>> processing tables to see if you need to make the same changes to them.
> >> You
> >>> might want to consider a standard naming convention for these other
> >>> automatic processing tables, like autocust, autohours, etc.
> >>>
> >>> Mike Schwartz
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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