users were adding item descriptions greater than 99999 characters long ? wouldn't array usage be ITEM.LIST<idx>[2,99999] ?
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 8:05 PM Subject: RE: VARIABLE<-1> = '' Inconsistent behaviour > I must admit that I usually use A[x,99999] BUT a couple of times over the > years it has come back and bitten me. > > One case was a dynamic array of item descriptions - each description was a > variable length string (average of less than 100 characters) and each array > would have (on average) say 10 or 20 items. So using ITEM.LIST[2,9999] > worked fine. But then you get the user who creates a list of well over 100 > longer than average descriptions and the program starts losing the last few > when filing. > > AdrianW > > -----Original Message----- > From: gerry simpson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, 3 February 2004 21:48 > To: U2 Users Discussion List > Subject: Re: VARIABLE<-1> = '' Inconsistent behaviour > > > we use the A[x,9999] as well as A["*",x,9999] constructs a lot - no > trailing characters/fields > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U2 Users Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 8:14 AM > Subject: Re: VARIABLE<-1> = '' Inconsistent behaviour > > > > I worked on an application that had: > > > > A=INSERT(A,1,-1;NEWVAL:@VM) > > > > and it was tricky. You should develop your own best approach to this > concept > > of managing manual delimiters. > > > > BTW, is the -1 necessary with A=A[2,LEN(A)-1]. For that matter, could you > > use A=A[2,10000000]. My question is if the second value in [] exceeds the > > length of A are there any surprising trailing characters? I've used > > A=A[2,100000] (or some knowingly high number) with no consequences over > the > > years. > > > > my 1 cent. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 2:09 AM > > Subject: RE: VARIABLE<-1> = '' Inconsistent behaviour > > > > > > One easy way I sometimes use is to just concatenate a field mark along > with > > the new value and then remove the first field mark at the end... eg. > > > > A = "" > > LOOP > > INPUT B > > A := @FM:B > > UNTIL condition > > REPEAT > > A = A[2,LEN(A)-1] > > > > AdrianW > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Marco Manyevere [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, 3 February 2004 15:00 > > To: U2 Users Discussion List > > Subject: Re: VARIABLE<-1> = '' Inconsistent behaviour > > > > > > OK the documentation for REPLACE says something about inserting empty > > strings. For information flavour it does say the @FM will be added for > empty > > strings without making a distinction between adding to an empty or non > empty > > array. > > > > If this is a feature then it implies major code revisions for me whereever > I > > use the <-1> construct. What would be the shortest/smartest way of adding > > strings including non significant nulls? I hate to do: > > > > A = '' > > .... > > .... > > INPUT B; * May be empty > > IF LEN(B) THEN > > A<-1> = B > > END ELSE > > IF LEN(A) THEN > > A<-1> = B > > END ELSE > > A = @FM > > END > > END > > > > I have also tested > > > > A<1> = '' > > A<2> = '' > > A<3> = 3 > > A<4> = '' > > A<5> = 5 > > > > and it inserts the @FM as expected but this involves maintaining a counter > > for the dynamic array. > > > > Louis Windsor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I think this is a "feature". > > > > Universe does NOT insert non-significant nulls. In other words your first > > two > > (A<-1> = '') do not do anything! It is consistent in its' behaviour as > you > > can > > count on it to do the above. It has done this as long as I remember. > > > > I found this out through bitter experience. > > > > Louis > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Marco <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Manyevere > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 12:55 PM > > Subject: VARIABLE<-1> = '' Inconsistent behaviour > > > > Hi All, > > > > Consider the program: > > > > A = '' > > A<-1> = '' > > A<-1> = '' > > A<-1> = 3 > > A<-1> = '' > > A<-1> = 4 > > PRINT A<3> > > > > I expect it output '3' but it outputs '4'. Whats the explanation? I'm on > UV > > 9.6 [NT] running information flavour. > > > > Regards, > > Marco > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > BT Yahoo! 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