Yes! Thanks for that clarification. I did mean ATTRIBUTE. Thanks Charlie.
JRI -----Original Message----- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Charlie Noah Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 12:42 PM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] Array Types Hi John, I had to jump in here, if for no other reason than to let people know I'm still alive and kicking. :-) When you said "One thing you CAN'T do is insert a value." I hope you meant attribute. You can insert (and delete) values and subvalues all day long. If you are working with an item where a specific attribute position has meaning, and hopefully a dictionary item that defines it, you would not want to insert attributes anyway. That would lead to hair-pulling, gnashing of teeth and other bad things. If you're working on a variable length item such as a list of IDs, report, etc., a dynamic array is definitely the way to go. Just use whichever best fits the needs of the situation. Neither is inherently good or bad - it's all context driven. Regards, Charlie Noah Tiny Bear's Wild Bird Store "Everything For The Backyard Bird Enthusiast, Except For The Birds" http://www.TinyBearWildBirdStore.com Toll Free: 1-855-TinyBear (855-846-9232) On 07-27-2012 11:27 AM, Israel, John R. wrote: > SPEED! > > Other than the extra time spent to build it, it is MUCH faster to access > VAR(1000) than to access VAR<1000>. > > If I know my variables are going to be small or I am doing reads, yeah, I use > dynamic arrays. > > If I am building some big arrays in a program, I usually use dim arrays. > > One thing you CAN'T do is insert a value. > > If I have a real ugly array in a pgm that needs 1 more level of delimiting > beyond @SVM, I will use a DIM array as my first level. Yeah, I know @TMs > exist, but the functions do not know how to use them. > > > > John > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org > [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Bill Brutzman > Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 11:16 AM > To: U2 Users List > Subject: [U2] Array Types > > I am surprised that anyone uses dimensioned arrays. I use dynamic arrays for > everything. > > If there are any advantages that dimension arrays have over dynamic... please > let me know... without getting sentimental. > > --Bill > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
