Jay,
Why wouldn't you use an array instead? in my opinion much simpler to deal with... but then I don't know your specific requirement :)
local laArray,lnX
select mytable
lnX=0
scan all
lnX=lnX+1
dimension laArray(lnX)
laArray(lnX)=mytable.myfield
endscan
Brandon Harker
Sebae Data Solutions