We're trying to create the dimensioned array at run time with a size based on a variable, which works in UniVerse when using the -STATIC.DIM option. We need to know (in another program), what the size of that dimensioned array is.
Chris > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:48:53 -0500 > Subject: Re: [U2] easy way to get count of a DIM()? > > Dimensioned arrays do not change their sizes. > > If you DIM x(25), the size of x is 25 > > It's not like a dynamic array > > However, when you MATWRITE the array to disk, it will only write out > up to the last physical data in the array, and ignore the trailing > blank slots. > > George > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:u2-users- > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Austin > > Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 1:44 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [U2] easy way to get count of a DIM()? > > > > > > Yes, > > > > That is correct DIM X(25) to initialize X, how do we then get the size > > of X? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Chris > > > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > To: [email protected] > > > Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:41:17 -0400 > > > Subject: Re: [U2] easy way to get count of a DIM()? > > > > > > First off, I've never seen that syntax before. Do you mean: > > > > > > DIM X(25) > > > > > > or do you mean you are setting X to the 25th value in a dimensioned > > variable? And I don't understand what you mean when you say "some > > records get taken out". How are they taken out? > > > > > > I'm a little confused by your question. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:u2-users- > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Austin > > > Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 1:30 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [U2] easy way to get count of a DIM()? > > > > > > > > > I'm trying to get the count of a dimensioned array DIM() in UniVerse > > 10.x > > > > > > Let's say we have a variable that's set to an array: > > > > > > X = DIM(25) > > > > > > if I wanted to find out the count of X later on in the program (let's > > say some records get taken out and we need the count), how would > > > you do this? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > U2-Users mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > > _______________________________________________ > > > U2-Users mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > > U2-Users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
