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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> filepro-list-bounces@lists.celestial.com
[mailto:filepro-list-bounces@lists.celestial.com] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Scott
Burkhart<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 16, 2004 10:21 AM<BR><B>To:</B> filePro
mailing list<BR><B>Subject:</B> DIM Question<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have dimensioned an array in
automatic processing, when I try to use the array in input I get a compilation
error. I then have to dimension the array in input
processing.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Example: automatic
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Wingdings size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">à</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> dim
qty(10)(10,,2,g)</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Shouldn’t the array be recognized
in input processing if it is defined in automatic
processing?</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=425363215-17042004>NO!</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=425363215-17042004>Arrays exist only in the processing table where it is
created.</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=425363215-17042004>You can not pass array values to another array in
another table</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=425363215-17042004>You can not set an array equal to another array
within the same table (without programming i.e. read element value from one
array to the other.)</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=425363215-17042004>If you need to pass values between tables and
depending on the type of data, you could combine all of the data in one
declared global or a dummy field defined in auto processing, then hash the
values in the other processing table.</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P><FONT size=2>Richard Kreiss<BR>GCC Consulting </FONT></P></SPAN></SPAN>
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