topic How to delete/reset an array? in Libraries & objects

How to delete/reset an array?

Sam Karli — Sat, 03 Feb 2018 22:18:42 GMT

Hi,
i have an array used more than once through a subroutine (sort it). The data stored in array varies, so does the length of the array. The problem is that I access/use array length through vardim1(array).

If in a previous use of the subroutine the array was longer, the array stays the same (longest) length, and the sorting algorithm will sort junk into the array.

So I would need resetting/deleting the existing array (of that name).

Is there a sollution for this? (Without splitting the stuff into different macros that will slower running it.)

Re: How to delete/reset an array?

Sam Karli — Sat, 03 Feb 2018 23:14:38 GMT

Just realized that dim can be used multiple times and thus for resetting arrays.

Re: How to delete/reset an array?

Nader Belal — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 22:26:38 GMT

Just a question,

Have you been successful to achieve the same thing for array parameter ?

Re: How to delete/reset an array?

Barry Kelly — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 01:54:35 GMT

Moonlight wrote:
Just a question,

Have you been successful to achieve the same thing for array parameter ?

I don't think you can delete just one array parameter easily.

My understanding and as explained in the other post I think ...

https://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?p=293488#p293488

You have to read all of the array values into an new array.
Then reset the original array and then add back all of the values except the one you want.
Effectively you will have deleted the value that you want.
That is about my limit of knowledge with arrays.
I have never actually tried doing this myself.

Barry.

Re: How to delete/reset an array?

Nader Belal — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 12:12:09 GMT

Hi Barry,

I already have done that and it doesn't work, and I don't know why, so I´m open to suggestions

Re: How to delete/reset an array?

Nader Belal — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 16:31:05 GMT

To Barry,

I have found what is wrong, and I will write it in detail in this link.

https://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=66012