Terry, OK - I'm no REXX expert, so take this for what it's worth:
In the technical/classical sense of arrays, REXX does not have any support of arrays per se - either single or multi-dimensional. When I was using Fortran you had: Dimension array(10,10) Do I = 1 to 10 Do X = 1 to 10 Array(I,X) = some value End End Instead, Rexx has STEM variables that can be made to work as arrays: Do I = 1 to 10; Stemvar.I = some value; End; This makes STEM variables 'look' like arrays. However, REXX and STEM variables are perfectly happy with saying Stemvar.5 = some value The above only creates the STEM variable 'stemvar.5' and assigns it some value. Note there is no STEM variable of 'stemvar.1/2/3/4/6/7/8/9/10'. Only 'stemvar.5' exists. Also, please save yourself some embarrassment when talking to anyone who is a REXX bigot/user and NEVER - NEVER say that stem variables are arrays. Doing so causes you life-long shame. HTH HITACHI DATA SYSTEMS Raymond E. Noal Senior Technical Engineer Office: (408) 970 - 7978 -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Terry Sambrooks Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 3:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Multi-dimensional arrays in REXX Hi, I have done a search of the archives, and read the relevant REXX manuals and am left with a need for a second opinion on my conclusion. The question I have been asked relates to whether REXX supports multi-dimensional arrays. There is a lot of discussion in the manuals about single dimension arrays a.k.a. STEM variables, but additional dimensions are not covered which leads me to conclude that multi-dimensional arrays are not supported. I know this question is better directed at the REXX New Group, but I feel sure that there is enough expertise available here to confirm my assessment or correct any erroneous view I may have formed. Kind regards - Terry Terry Sambrooks Director KMS-IT Limited 228 Abbeydale Road South Dore, Sheffield, S17 3LA, UK Tel: +44 (0)114 262 0933 WEB: www.legac-e.co.uk Company Reg: 3767263 at the above address All outgoing E-mail is scanned, but it remains the recipient's responsibility to ensure their system is protected from spy-ware, trojans, viruses, and worms. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
