reusing arrays in 4.0.5

[Jose Lerebours]

If you intend to manipulate an array dynamically, why not just create an 
array for the entire map?

dim arrayname(999):lookupname(1)

then set your point to "3" or "8" or whatever you need to ...

Even if you map is only 30 fields deep, the above array declaration will 
work ... and since fp does not
allow more than 999 fields (per the last time I checked decades ago), 
you are safe.


On 4/27/22 9:03 AM, Cesar Baquerizo via Filepro-list wrote:
> Good morning,
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> I wonder if this can be done. Any help appreciated.
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> I create an array as such: dim bom(8):item(3), where item is the lookup
> alias. Later on I want to repopulate the same array based on another lookup
> to the same file using bom(8):newname(8), where newname is the original
> lookup file (or alias I guess). This generates an error that bom is already
> in use. Same thing happens if I use "item(3)".
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> set bom,newname(3) does not generate an error, but it seems to populate the
> lookup file with current values in bom (in this case empty), instead of
> filling the array bom with the values from newname. Is there anyway to reuse
> bom and repopulate bom with new values?
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> Thanks
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> Regards
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