SIC is text string, try
AddtextColumn(GetExtraData("SIC"),"SIC");

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2008/5/4 chuckitall59 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> The AFL class dunce is still here and trying to work through this.
>  Thanks for your reply Ed, but when I insert this in Explore it
>  doesn't output anything.  If I change anything I'm back to my error
>  message.
>
>  All I want is to output the SIC number in Explore; seems so simple
>  but I'm really frustrated I can't make it work.  What super simple
>  thing is this non-programmer missing??
>
>  Thanks again for any help.
>
>  Chuck
>
>
>  --- In [email protected], "Edward Pottasch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>  wrote:
>
>
> >
>  > hi,
>  >
>  > SIC returns a string, QRS an array:
>  >
>  > tst1 = GetExtraData("QRS");
>  > tst2 = GetExtraData("SIC");
>  > WriteVal(tst1);
>  > "" + tst2;
>  >
>  >
>  > rgds, ed
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >   ----- Original Message -----
>  >   From: chuckitall59
>  >   To: [email protected]
>  >   Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 7:44 PM
>  >   Subject: [amibroker] Why Can't I Retrieve SIC number?
>  >
>  >
>  >   I'm sure there's something incredibly simple (and obvious to
>     someone else) I'm doing wrong here. My Explore command: AddColumn
>     (GetExtraData("SIC"),"SIC"); results in "Error 5, argument #1 has
>  incorrect type
>  >   (the function expects a different argument here)"
>  >
>  >   OK, so I change "SIC" to "QRS" and it works fine.
>  >
>  >   So why can't I retrieve SIC numbers? I use QP with QP Plugin 1.6.0
>  >
>  >   TIA for any help.
>  >
>  >   Chuck

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