>You have to define what "empty array" means in your case.
>
>>I have an array the I have populated with values. When I go to test the array to see if it is empty, the "!empty" statements doesn't behave correctly. My array has values, and it should execute the "IF" statement code. Here is my code below:
>>
>>

>>if !empty(a__generic)
>>	append from array a__generic   && this should execute, because a__generic has values
>>endif
>>

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>>the append from array should have executed. Is there a different way I should test to see if the array is filled or empty?
>>
>>thanks
>>Nick

Hi Sergey,

I move a lot of values into my array called a__generic by doing the following:

if somethingistrue 
     a__generic(bb, 1) = a__reqmain(cntr, 1)		&& move mainkey
endif

I want to test to see if the array a__generic got populated values or if the a__generic array is empty meaning no values are in the array. If the array is empty then a__generic(1,1) will have a value type of ".F."

here is what my code is doing:

		if empty(a__reqsub) && bring in information from main table, there is no fms done yet
				zzxm = alen(a__reqmain, 1) 	&& return number of rows in an array
				for cntr = 1 to zzxm
						a__generic(cntr, 1) = a__reqmain(cntr, 1)		&& move mainkey
						a__generic(cntr, 2) = a__reqmain(cntr, 2)		&& move subkey
						a__generic(cntr, 3) = a__reqmain(cntr, 3)		&& move empty order date
						a__generic(cntr, 4) = {}						&& move paid date
						a__generic(cntr, 5) = a__reqmain(cntr, 4)		&& move zero to req #
						a__generic(cntr, 6) = a__reqmain(cntr, 5)		&& move vendor
						a__generic(cntr, 7) = a__reqmain(cntr, 6)		&& move description
						a__generic(cntr, 8) = a__reqmain(cntr, 7)		&& move zero to est amt
						a__generic(cntr, 9) = a__reqmain(cntr, 8)		&& move paid amt (instead of actual)
						a__generic(cntr, 10) = a__reqmain(cntr, 9)		&& move po #
						a__generic(cntr, 11) = 0					    && move fms month
						if cntr < zzxm									&& check to see if loop is terminating 
					   		dimension a__generic(alen(a__generic, 1) + 1, alen(a__generic, 2)) &&increase array by 1 row
					   endif

				endfor

				if !empty(a__generic)
					append from array a__generic   && ======================= <<< this is I append if not empty array
				endif

I am trying to append the array if it is not empty. The problem is that my array has values and the "if !empty(a__generic)" statement keeps claiming the array "a__generic" is empty.

thanks
nick