I am passing an array by reference to a method which strips a comma delimted string of random length into its component parts and adding each one to the array.
This method has been in use for over 6 months as a component of a number of systems.
The problem in the latest system is that each DIMENSION of the passed array resets all the existing elements to .F.
I reproduce the same effect from the command line. Below is an example of what i am doing, I would be grateful if anyone could let me know if they have come across this or are aware of any environment setting that would cause a re-DIMENSION to clear an array's elements.
Many thanks in advance,
Ben Sugden
I.e.
*-- Method passing Array
LOCAL lcString
lcString = "Element1, Element2, "... ", Elementn"
DIMENSION laContents[1]
THIS.PopulateArray(@laContents, lcString)
*-- THIS.PopulateArray Method, receives array
LPARAMETERS taReferredArray, tcString
*-- Code to strip string and loop for each section
FOR lnCount = 1 TO lnSections
DIMENSION taReferredArray[lnCount] && Here is where the issue occurs
taReferredArray = lcStrippedValue
ENDFOR
Ben Sugden
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