>Easiest way is to use Type("laArray[1]") and check for U (undefined) or maybe L for logical which is the default.
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>Type evals() without throwing so it's an easy way to check for array content.
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>+++ Rick ---
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>>I have an array that I populate while using a select statement:
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Select firstname, anumber from employees into array attest

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>>then I want to execute the following
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append from array attest

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>>only if attest has valid values. I don't want to skip

append from array

if lets say all the elements in the array contain the value .F.
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>>how can check the an element for example attest(1,2) and see if it contain a numeric value or a logical value .F. (if no data was returned from select)
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>>thanks
>>Nick

thank you. appreciate it.