RE previous email regarding using mid with a dim - Error Message received

[Nancy Palmquist]

I do not think it is allowed to use a lookup name in an mid.  If you not 
that it says DIM  NAME, if the name(2) is an array, it should be 
name("2") unless you want the field 2 to be the array counter.

Nancy

On 5/16/2022 7:02 AM, Walter Vaughan Jr via Filepro-list wrote:
> I'm sure someone will know in  a second, but I think you need to go back to a few steps
>
> 1) it may not be an issue, but why are you using what could be a reserved "name" for an array? Even if it's supposed to okay, just don't.
> 2) prove that the array lookup is working
> 3) prove you can get the first ascii character out that array
> 4) prove you can convert that ascii character to an integer
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> You were working on this late on a Sunday night, but I think if you break it down to the component steps you will find where what you need to do to make this perform.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Filepro-list <filepro-list-bounces+wvaughan=steelerubber.com at lists.celestial.com> On Behalf Of Richard Kreiss via Filepro-list
> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2022 11:03 PM
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> Subject: RE previous email regarding using mid with a dim - Error Message received
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> This is the error message I When I run the program And select option 2
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> The process passes the syntax check
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> Array index out of range: dim name(6) - index: 0
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> Input processing sel_note_PDF
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> Line @: 86
> S=mid(name(2),"1","1");GOTO neo2
> ^
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> invalid Argument
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> Process contains a syntax error at the position indicated.
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