Hi Mike,
My case if very simple. I have to retrieve a bunch of XML files from a folder on the disk and process them in a certain order (by file name + suffix).

The file name format is as follows "DDMMYYYY_##.XML". The ## in the file name is as follows: "1", "2",... "10", "11", etc. So to process the files in the order by the ##, I have to pad the ## with "0". So what I will do, once I get the array of file names, create a new array and copy the file name from the original array to the newly created array, at the same time padding the ## with "0". Then I can ASORT() the new array and process the files in the correct order.


>Hi Dmitry
>
>What are you using an array for? A cursor often can be used instead.
>
>>Hilmar,
>>I actually am using your approach 2 (even though you marked it with "yech" <g>.)
>>This is probably one thing that I miss from Clipper (which is how I thought arrays should work) as compared to VFP arrays.
>>
>>Thank you for your input.
>>
>>
>>>
>>>As explained in other replies you got, the array is, unfortunately, treated as a one-dimensional structure; the two dimensions are just a convenient way to access it. But in the case of redimensioning, you are in trouble.
>>>
>>>Some options:
>>>
>>>

Give the array sufficient columns in the first place.
>>>

To redimension, copy to another array (yech!).
>>>

Use my "large array" class from the download section, instead of normal arrays. Accessing the array elements is slower than with built-in arrays, but redimensioning is no problem. Also, you can have more than 2 dimensions in your array.

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