Long variable issue

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On Mon, Feb 01, 2021 at 01:04:56PM -0500, Richard Kreiss via Filepro-list thus spoke:
> If uname = ""
> Then: uname=getenv("username") - I would like to know why if the field
> already has a value in the calling table why it is empty in the called
> table.  No one has been able to answer that question.  No one seems to know
> if there is a limit to the number of variables that filePro can handle. I am
> aware that filePro needs to account for dummy fields, long variables,
> arrays, process labels, field edits both global(115) and local (3) in output
> processing file , as well as system arrays and other items.  Does filePro
> load an auto process table for the called table if one is in the directory
> for that process? I have not gotten an answer to my questions form FP Tech
> as I don't think they know and may need to research this as no developer has
> reached this point and had this issue. There are 496 labels in the original
> input process table, that includes @when process as well  subroutine labels
> and 36 labels in the output process and 1 label in the auto Process table
> used with this output process. FilePro needs to account for all of these and
> we do not know what the maximum limit is.  Tis would have to be a combined
> limit as tech support would have no idea of what this breakdown would be.  
> 
> I have a feeling I am the first developer to reach this limit and that is
> what is causing my issue.
> 

Those numbers don't sound round enough to be artificial limits.

It would be sweet if Ken would weigh in with the official limitations.

Obviously you've passed the, "What happened when you tried it?" stage...

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