Re: Variable array definition.
Posted in 1991
David Snyder — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)
Jeff Cauhape x7147, in your mail you wrote: > > > From: Dieter Becker <becker@sbuvax.rz.uni-sb.de> > > Date: Tue, 7 May 91 14:10:08 +0200 > > > > In 4gl You can define an array of records with static bounds: > > X ARRAY [40] OF RECORD LIKE .... > > What, when You a priori don't know how large this array must be? > > ... > > I needed a feature just like this the other day. Try as I might, > I couldn't get it to work until the obvious occurred to me: > This is why we can create temporary tables! > Unfortunatly, that doesn't work if you want to do an INPUT ARRAY. DAS -- David A. Snyder @ UE&C - Catalytic in Philadelphia, PA UUCP: ..!uunet!trac2000!das INTERNET: das@trac2000.ueci.com