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<p>Richard,</p>
<p>Arrays are allocated when the programming is loaded. Without a
firm number, the size of the array can not be allocated properly.</p>
<p>The array for @dirlist[] is reading a directory list and is not a
pre-allocated list, it is dynamic. This kind of array does not
need pre-allocated space since it is not a real array in that
sense. If the directories changed it would change, without
programming. You are not assigning data to a space in memory that
must be available for that purpose. This also applies to
dim():lookup() or dim():1 where the array is connected to live
data already allocated to space somewhere.<br>
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<p>Nancy<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/17/2017 10:58 PM, Richard Kreiss
via Filepro-list wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">I added to the Wishlist a request to allow for a variable to be used when
dimensioning an array. Dim(aa).
I know that we have been told over the years that this was not prossible.
However consider @dirlist[] which is an array that holds the names of the
files in a directory. filePro does not know what directory or how many
sub-directories will be there when the call is made. The could be 10
directories or 500 directories. This got me thinking that at the system
level that array may be dynamic. Of course it could also be pre-configured
to the maximum size and internally filePro is only showing the elements that
are not blank.
Please go up on the fpTech's web-site and after logging in, at the resources
and options, select the "Wishlist" and vote on this and any other items that
you haven't already voted on.
Note that a number of the items on the Wishlist have already been
implemented. Of course if you have chosen not to upgrade from your original
version, you will not be able to take advantage of them.
Richard
PS: Yes I am aware many of you don't like the license manager or the new
licensing format.
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