fieldnum() problem

[Kenneth Brody]

On 8/23/2018 10:31 AM, Kenneth Brody wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 23, 2018 at 12:15 AM Richard Kreiss via Filepro-list
> <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com> wrote:
> [...]
>> then: lookup back = (backfile) r-=rn -np
> [...]
>> then: back(bd)=@td - Post the current date to backup record - syntax error pointing at back(bd)
>>
>> if:
>> Then: back(bw)=getenv("username") - Syntax error points at (bw)
>>
>> Note that the syntax points to the closing ) of back().
> [...]
> 
> You cannot use a variable as a subscript to a lookup.  Alias an array
> to that lookup, and then use the array instead:
> 
>      dim backfile[999]:back[1]
> ...
>      backfile[bw] = getenv("username")
> 

Oops.  I just realized that "backfile" was the name of the variable you used 
to store the filename.  Obviously, use some other name.

-- 
Kenneth Brody

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