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from: `CARLO HOGEVEEN`
date: 1997-06-26 10:05:00
subject: Re: SAL programming

From: "Carlo Hogeveen" 
Arrays can be simulated in TSE with:
   setglobalint(array_name + str(index_value), new_element_value)
and:
   if existglobalvar(array_name)
      old_element_value = getglobalint(array_name + str(index_value))
   else
      old_element_value = 0
   endif
Hint: To assure that array_name will always be unique across macro's,
start array_name with the macro_name.
The same method can be used to create:
 - arrays of strings.
 - arrays of struktures, by adding field_names to the array_name.
 - multidimensional arrays, for example seperating the multiple
   indexes by an underscore.
DelGlobalVar("Carlo")
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: From: James C. Sewell 
: To: tsepro@semware.com
: Subject: SAL programming
: Date: woensdag 25 juni 1997 21:40
: 
: Suggestion: Add integer arrays to SAL
: 
: Question 1: What is the range for BufferId()'s?
: 
: Question 2: What is the best way to emulate integer arrays?
: 
: Question 3: What is a better way to implement my function?
: 
: 
: I need to set a flag on/off for each of the buffers in my ring.
: GetBufferId() gives me a reference number for the buffer, but
: that is a seemingly random number that starts out around 20 or
: so... usually.  
: 
: My first thought, before realizing the unpredictability of these
: buffer numbers, was to have a string[10] and for each buffer set
: string[buffer number] to "1" or "0".  This works, but considering
: the id's I'd have to make string's size really big and I prefer
: not to do that.  Besides that, what if a buffer id is bigger than
: 255 (the biggest string)... then my routine fails and someone loses
: data.  A Bad Thing.
: 
: Open to suggestions...
:        Jim
: 
: This answer, and my routine, may be a good tutorial in the near
: future...
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