EXTERNAL ARRAY aDups

thisform.pageframe1.page1.cmbResp_re_cd.displayvalue = ANR

oldresponse = thisform.pageframe1.page1.cmbResp_re_cd.displayvalue

select optwords from smltbl where ;
opttitle = 'APPR_CD' and ;
optwords like 'oldresponse%' ;
INTO ARRAY aDups

**how can i assign the value which is in aDups to a variable.

**And i want to find a string "Submittal Required" to the value using **like % which is in the aDups.

Please help thank you.