Everyone who has replied so far. Thanks I am still struggling with this, but I am now closer, and have some direction, I'll report back my final solution.
The actual implementation I am working on is : In a component, a method which can build 1 or more arrays of table and field information from the structure of the host. Maybe I am too ambitious... (from Host) Build_Table_Arrays(->$Table_Names_array;->$Table_num_array;->$Table_Pointer_array) This call would build 1D arrays with the (respectively) table names (formatted for users), Table numbers, and pointers to the tables. The 'trick' is that I want to allow a slightly different call to the same component method Build_Table_Arrays(->$Struct_Names_array;->$Struct_num_array;->$Struct_Pointer_array) Where $Struct_xxxx is a 2D array which will contain not only Table, but also field information; so the resulting arrays would contain (respectively) ALL table and field names (formatted for the users), ALL Table and Field numbers, and pointers to ALL tables and Fields. And this is where the dereferencing a pointer to a 2D array, sub-array access problem is occurring, inside the component method and it's internal method calls for parameter validation (my post on Type issue), and for resizing the sub-array(s) for field information (this post). <Irony on> *Of course* </Irony off> the methods in the component that do type validation, and array resizing ALL require pointers as parameters, because these methods are themselves ALSO exposed as part of the Utility component package I am trying to create.... :) ... and now my head hurts again... :) Thanks Chip --------------- Gas is for washing parts Alcohol is for drinkin' Nitromethane is for racing ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
