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Q130665: PRB: "<arrayname> is not an array" Error When Creating Array

Article: Q130665
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 11-FEB-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Commands and functions that create arrays fail if the array name is identical to
a variable name. This error message is displayed:

  '<arrayname>' is not an array.

WORKAROUND
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Use either of the following workarounds:

- Dimension the array prior to referencing it. If a variable with the same name
  already exists, dimensioning the array will overwrite the variable

-or-

- Eliminate the possibility of a conflict with a variable name by using naming
  conventions. For example preface all arrays with la (local array) and all
  variables with lv (local variable).

STATUS
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This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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Create a new program containing the following code, and run it.

    CLEAR ALL
    LOCAL myvar
    ? adir(myvar,'*.*')

Additional query words: VFoxWin

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0

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